evil
Usage
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Evil applies to that which violates or leads to the violation of moral law: evil practices. Ill now appears mainly in certain fixed expressions, with a milder implication than that in evil: ill will; ill-natured. Wicked implies willful and determined doing of what is very wrong: a wicked plan. Bad is the broadest and simplest term: a bad man; bad habits.
Example Sentences
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With few words, Kuznetsov projects such decency and conviction that he recalls any number of virtuous fictional lawyers of yesteryear who stood up to evil.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
By that time it was seen as the lesser evil for the industry.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
“They think we’re these evil business owners,” she said, shuddering.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
It encapsulates the well-founded belief that starting a war is likely to create unforeseen evils greater than the evil of the status quo.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
This certainly wasn’t the all-powerful evil item of doom they had all been expecting.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
