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be evil

VERB

profane

Synonyms

STRONGEST

debase pervert

STRONG

abuse befoul blaspheme contaminate curse cuss damn darn despoil flame hoodoo misuse mock pollute prostitute revile scorn swear tar trash violate vitiate voodoo

WEAK

commit sacrilege commit sin do wrong mudsling put double whammy on talk dirty vice

Antonyms

STRONG

approve cherish clean commend exalt help praise protect purify

WEAK

cleanse

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They don't even have to be evil because they were so incompetent.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2023

“Google’s motto used to be ‘Don’t be evil.’

From Washington Times • Aug. 26, 2022

The on-court "circus" between Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas spilled into the Wimbledon media interview room as the Australian denied his opponent's claim that he was "a bully" who could be "evil".

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2022

Skeptics were quick to dismiss these safeguards as just another, more convoluted version of ‘‘Don’t be evil.’’

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2022

How could his little girl, or her fretfulness, be evil?

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

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