1
as in criminal
a person who commits moral wrongs
if good people stand by and do nothing, evildoers will triumph
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as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
Iago from Shakespeare's Othello became one of the most notorious evildoers in all of literature
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Recent Examples of evildoer
Oopsie, suppose an evildoer finds or figures out the secret code.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Only evildoers proven guilty of murder were acceptable game to satisfy Dexter's bloodlust.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
The point being, Joker’s role in The Batman Part II might be as both instigator within Arkham and eventually part of an ensemble of evildoers elevating the threat level in the film’s back half.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Is all this devilishly playing into the hands of evildoers?
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Only evildoers proven guilty of murder were acceptable game to satisfy Dexter's bloodlust.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
The point being, Joker’s role in The Batman Part II might be as both instigator within Arkham and eventually part of an ensemble of evildoers elevating the threat level in the film’s back half.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Is all this devilishly playing into the hands of evildoers?
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evildoer
Noun
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Or even those Californians, such as many in San Francisco and Los Angeles, who are just fed up with the perception that California is soft on criminals.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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To boost deportations, immigration officials have detained workers at their homes and jobs — a method that, in the past, had been reserved for only the most violent criminals.—
Ana Ley,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Perhaps this is why it was never required viewing in my household; there was no darker notion than our hero potentially being a villain.—
Tyler Foggatt,
New Yorker,
24 May 2025
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But the new villain is smarter than the IMF assumed, and the mission has disastrous results.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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In the early days of the Trump Administration, Kirk’s case was pursued in a rhetorical climate of law and order in which wrongdoers would be held accountable.—
Mike Fox,
Oc Register,
12 May 2025
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Harmonies abound as Elliott and Aaliyah take turns bemoaning the wrongdoer, culminating in a double-time shakedown from Da Brat. 52.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, Conner was still battling his brute of a blue cat.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
21 May 2025
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Then comes the arrival of General Zod and his two primary compatriots – a warrior woman and a silent hulking brute – who do battle with Superman around the city, causing much destruction and threatening the life of Lois Lane and her Daily Planet coworkers.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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In reality, Phil was more interested in calling all of us sinners to forge a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
26 May 2025
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His tenure was short-lived, however: within a year, he was declared a sinner and imprisoned by another Acholi prophet: Joseph Kony.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
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The message of Bring Her Back may be that grief is the real monster.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Almost anyone 18 and older that appears onscreen is a monster here, and anyone younger is either prey or a means to an end.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 May 2025
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“Evildoer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evildoer. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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