evil-minded

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Recent Examples of evil-minded Men born to freedom are naturally alert to repel invasion of their liberty by evil-minded rulers. Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evil-minded
Adjective
  • At one point, Cicero asks how a disreputable woman like Clodia should be punished.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Her pattern was disrupted by Balthazar Blades settling himself at one end of the bar, smiling with all his disreputable charm.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But there are many other threats out there, like the evil wizard Vilgefortz (Mahesh Jadu) who attacks Yennefer’s forces in the climactic Battle of Montecalvo.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Forces of good and evil collide in a terrifying film where real-world challenges crash headlong into other worldly creatures and myths.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The death of Pope Francis, sadly, has not escaped the attention of these truly contemptible criminals.
    Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • At the time, some of LeBron’s critics saw this as contemptible.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • That quest ties back to a nefarious dark lord (Kiyoshi Kobayashi) who intends to open a portal of demons that will cede the city of Tokyo to his control.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Or, as suggested by the shadowy figures appearing to trail her every move, are there really more nefarious things at play?
    Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Jets recently saw their local deliveries plummet to an ignoble 4.5 rating, which translates to a meager 350,530 Gang Green households tuning in to WBCS-2.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Its central character, Chevy Chase's Clark W. Griswold, is a dopey dad trying to keep it together amid an escalating series of exasperating frustrations and ignoble temptations.
    Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The other is crowded with a cast of despicable villains who collectively comprise the deadest, whitest males in American history.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Your job is to break up the wrecks of massive ships and space hulks, carving them apart to release valuable components which can be reused or recycled at huge profits by your despicable space overlords.
    Alan Bradley, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Lee’s here because someone wants to talk to him, the ringmaster of this infernal circus: Donald Washberg.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The infernal noise was an equal opportunity terrifier — frightening both men and women.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • These classic glazed donut holes have been dipped in pink-and-green icing, paying homage to the villainous and heroic forces of Oz.
    Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Dynevor, meanwhile, finds texture in a villainous role that rightly reminds us how petty personal grievances (on campus, no less) may well be the driving force behind the most outspoken political provocateurs.
    Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025

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“Evil-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evil-minded. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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