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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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Originally, long before the current surge of interest in the ethics of AI, Google's founders, Sergei Brin and Larry Page, said their motto for the firm was "don't be evil".

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2025

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

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2023

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

As the Hacker, you’re evil, or aspiring to be evil, but there are moments of, dare I say, good?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2022

Could Mr. Pepperhorn be evil enough to be using the cucos against the town?

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

be evil

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