wickednesses
States of depravity
Wickednesses is the plural of wickedness, referring to multiple instances or types of evil, immorality, or malicious behavior.
The word appears in religious and literary contexts where sins or moral failings are enumerated: The preacher catalogued the wickednesses of the age.
In everyday speech, wickedness rarely takes a plural—people speak of wickedness in general rather than counting individual wickednesses.
Active ill will
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
- vilenessDespicable quality
- nefariousnessExtreme moral corruption
heinousness · malignity · diabolism · perversity · baseness · fiendishness · turpitude · malignancy
Bad habit or deputy
- licentiousnessExcessive disregard for morality
- lewdnessCrude sexual indecency
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
dissipation · decadence · indecency · lasciviousness · libertinism · perversion · carnality · wantonness
Violation of law or code
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
- sacrilegeViolation of the hallowed
- profanityVulgar or obscene speech
desecration · heresy · impiety · ungodliness · irreverence · apostasy · idolatry · defilement
Deliberate violation of trust
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- schemingCrafty and calculating
- plottingDevising a secret plan
- criminalityUnlawful behavior or nature
tyranny · despotism · manipulation · coercion · ruthlessness · skulduggery · knavery · roguery
Petty malicious intent
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- vindictivenessDisposition toward retaliation
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
resentment · hatred · enmity · ill-will · venom · rancor · meanness · nastiness
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- extortionObtaining through threats
- graftIllicit political gain
nepotism · cronyism · racketeering · profiteering · exploitation · collusion · malfeasance · misappropriation
malevolence
Active ill will
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
- vilenessDespicable quality
nefariousness · heinousness · malignity · diabolism · perversity · baseness · fiendishness · turpitude · malignancy · monstrosity
vice
Bad habit or deputy
- licentiousnessExcessive disregard for morality
- lewdnessCrude sexual indecency
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
profligacy · dissipation · decadence · indecency · lasciviousness · libertinism · perversion · carnality · wantonness · hedonism
transgression
Violation of law or code
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
- sacrilegeViolation of the hallowed
profanity · desecration · heresy · impiety · ungodliness · irreverence · apostasy · idolatry · defilement · trespass
treachery
Deliberate violation of trust
criminality · tyranny · despotism · manipulation · coercion · ruthlessness · skulduggery · knavery · roguery · deviousness
spite
Petty malicious intent
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- vindictivenessDisposition toward retaliation
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
animosity · resentment · hatred · enmity · ill-will · venom · rancor · meanness · nastiness · cruelty
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- extortionObtaining through threats
graft · nepotism · cronyism · racketeering · profiteering · exploitation · collusion · malfeasance · misappropriation · venality
wickednessesvirtues
Positive moral traits
goodnesses · benevolences · kindnesses · decencies · good deeds
wickednessessanctities
Sacred or inviolable qualities
pieties · godliness · saintliness · righteousness · sacredness