evils

NOUN

badness, immorality; disaster

Synonyms

STRONGEST

calamity catastrophe corruption crime harm hatred ill misery pain sin suffering wrong

STRONG

affliction baseness blow criminality curse debauchery depravity devilry diabolism heinousness hurt impiety indecency infamy iniquity injury knavery lewdness licentiousness looseness malevolence malignity meanness mischief misfortune obscenity outrage perversity ruin sinfulness sorrow turpitude vice viciousness vileness villainy wickedness woe wrongdoing

WEAK

diablerie

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advantage benefit blessing boon cheer comfort fortune good fortune good luck goodness happiness health joy kindness pleasure profit

STRONG

aid benevolence cleanness decency good help innocence modesty morality nobility propriety purity relief uprightness virtue

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But he was outperformed citywide, leaving Palisades voters with a choice some liken to picking the lesser of two evils: Mayor Karen Bass or Councilmember Nithya Raman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

And coming from the field of disinformation in particular, A.I. is a Pandora’s box of yet-to-be-imagined evils.

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026

Nolan uses this adjustment to build out the film’s emotional throughline: an extended rumination on the evils of war and the repugnance of men.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

A wary Tinseltown reluctantly lined up behind Netflix as the lesser of two evils, only to watch Paramount keep raising its bid until the streamer walked away.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

‘He has well repaid my trust; for if Elrond had not yielded to me, neither of you would have set out; and then far more grievous would the evils of this day have been.’

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien