wickedness

wickedness

noun

Definition of WICKEDNESS

1

playful, reckless behavior that is not intended to cause serious harm <a couple of live wires who got into all kinds of wickedness during their vacation in Las Vegas>

Synonyms devilishness, devilment, devilry (or deviltry), diablerie, espièglerie, hob, impishness, knavery, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan(s), waggery, waggishness, wickedness

Related Words diabolicalness, misbehavior, misconduct, naughtiness, troublemaking; buffoonery, friskiness, playfulness, sportiveness; chicanery, trickery; goings-on, hanky-panky, high jinks (also hijinks), monkey business, monkeying, monkeyshine(s), skylarking, tomfoolery; horseplay, roughhousing; antic, caper, dido, practical joke, trick; aggravation, annoyance, exasperation, irritation

Near Antonyms gravitas, gravity, seriousness, solemnity, solemnness

2

the state or quality of being utterly evil <the movie featured a villain of unadulterated wickedness>

Synonyms atrociousness, atrocity, badness, depravedness, depravity, diabolicalness, evilness, heinousness, hideousness, monstrosity, sinfulness, vileness, wickedness

Related Words accursedness, baseness, cursedness, devilishness, execrableness, fiendishness, hellishness; corruption, decadence, degeneracy, pervertedness; immorality; infamy, notoriety

Near Antonyms morality; chasteness, innocence, purity

Antonyms goodness, righteousness, virtuousness