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as in criminals
a person who commits moral wrongs
if good people stand by and do nothing, evildoers will triumph
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as in villains
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 evildoers
Second, even if somehow via a magic wand all countries banned AI bot swarms, evildoers would take it upon themselves to do so privately.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
At over 1,200 miles, there’s room to encounter evildoers along the way and fight the weather to deliver the tree by Christmas.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Dec. 2025
The script, penned by Jonathan Tropper and which, of course, is being kept under wraps, is said to see Gosling’s character protect a young charge from evildoers in a galaxy-spanning adventure.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
That makes your account with the cleanup service a juicy target for evildoers who specialize in misusing personal data.
—PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2025
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
At over 1,200 miles, there’s room to encounter evildoers along the way and fight the weather to deliver the tree by Christmas.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Dec. 2025
The script, penned by Jonathan Tropper and which, of course, is being kept under wraps, is said to see Gosling’s character protect a young charge from evildoers in a galaxy-spanning adventure.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
That makes your account with the cleanup service a juicy target for evildoers who specialize in misusing personal data.
—PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evildoers
Noun
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Whatley said those policies threaten law enforcement officers and public safety, arguing that criminals belong behind bars and pledging to continue backing law enforcement.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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The decisive action of the Mexican government is positive for families on both sides of the border who suffer the devastating consequences of the activities of these transnational criminals.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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By dismissing shooters as incomprehensible villains, Peterson says, families and communities may miss warning signs in the young people around them.—
Brit McCandless Farmer,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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In the finale, Muck takes the fall for Tender while the true villains get away.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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He’s talked tough in news conferences about prosecuting child predators, drug traffickers and assorted wrongdoers.—
Dan Sullivan,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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For now, his office is limited to civil actions against wrongdoers and passing information to the receiver and state and federal prosecutors.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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For much of his career, Skarsgård has gravitated toward characters who weaponize physical presence — Vikings, tech titans and mythic brutes whose power is immediately legible.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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Credit to producers Tim Zinnemann and George Linder for selecting a veritable array of brutes to wage battle with Arnold.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Nov. 2025
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Serious sinners and penitents began a public penance on the first day of Lent.—
Chris Sims,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Feb. 2026
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Serious sinners and penitents began a public penance on the first day of Lent.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
13 Feb. 2026
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Responding officers placed both offenders into custody.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Products that heat or continuously disperse fragrance (including traditional plug-in air fresheners) may be the worst offenders.—
Allison Hatfield,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Just don’t expect monsters to respawn.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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And the singles were little monsters, catching hold and not letting go.—
Jen Vafidis,
Pitchfork,
1 Mar. 2026
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Some Ottomans believed that Alawites were possessed by devils.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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There are sounds and shadows in the forest; the Devil, or devils, may be walking the earth.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Evildoers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evildoers. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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