vice

[vahys] / vaɪs /

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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In an address to the United Nations in September, Pyongyang's vice foreign minister Kim Son Gyong said his country would never surrender its nuclear weapons.

From Barron's

After meeting Putin, he typically dials the president, vice president and Rubio over a secure U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

The 2026 withholding tables will change so that people potentially see the tax cuts through higher take-home pay, according to Erica York, vice president of federal tax policy at the Tax Foundation.

From MarketWatch

Now vice chairman at Wells, Braunstein is seen as a driver for deals, both with clients and bankers.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Year-end travel is a mix of family road trips, friend getaways and tropical vacations,” Stacey Barber, vice president of AAA Travel, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times

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