WICKEDNESS Synonyms

• morally objectionable behavior

• an unjust act

• the quality of being wicked

• estrangement from god

• (Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna

• an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will

• ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle

• the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet

• commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law

• commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

• the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane

• an act of atrocious cruelty

• lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

• in a state of progressive putrefaction

• decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)

• moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

• destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity

• inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by committing a felony)

• a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering

• feelings of extreme heartlessness

• the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

• the quality of being fraudulent

• a misleading falsehood

• the act of deceiving

• moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

• a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice

• the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice

• wishing evil to others

• the quality of threatening evil

• feeling a need to see others suffer

• the quality of threatening evil

• feeling a need to see others suffer

• (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death

• quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will

• the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle

• the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata

• the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit

• moral weakness

• a specific form of evildoing

• the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior

• a criminal or vicious act

• not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

• contrary to conscience or morality or law

• based on or acting or judging in error

• that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law

• any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right

• in an incorrect manner

• not appropriate for a purpose or occasion

• not functioning properly

• not in accord with established usage or procedure

• used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward

• badly timed

• characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules

• treat unjustly; do wrong to

• departure from what is ethically acceptable

• activity that transgresses moral or civil law

• the quality of being wicked

• the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions