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vices

NOUN

bad habit; sin

Synonyms

STRONG

carnality corruption debasement debauchery decay degeneracy depravity evil evildoing ill immorality indecency iniquity lechery lewdness licentiousness looseness lubricity lust maleficence malignance offense perversion profligacy rot sensuality squalor transgression trespass venality wickedness wrong

WEAK

libidinousness

Antonyms

STRONG

chastity cleanness decency development good goodness growth happiness honor improvement kindness modesty morality obedience purity right virtue

WEAK

good point propriety strength

NOUN

weakness

Synonyms

STRONG

blemish defect demerit failing fault flaw foible frailty imperfection mar shortcoming

WEAK

weak point

Antonyms

STRONG

advantage perfection strength strong point

WEAK

good point propriety virtue

Example Sentences

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These vices will damage a growing portion of society.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Perhaps the book’s greatest feat is its depiction of the historical moment when the modern overpowered the ancient—a world, now lost, of floridly costumed courtiers, fabled princes, exotic vices and perfumed palaces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

While it won’t kill you like some other vices, trying to quit this spiritually corrosive habit cold turkey is inadvisable.

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2025

"We put them on this pedestal, and when you look closer, they're going to have cell phones, they're going to smoke, they have the same problems and vices and secrets as we do."

From BBC • May 1, 2025

He’s been stalling, too: he wants to learn English and get his vices totally under control before bringing her to the United States.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario