Synonyms of evils

evils

noun

plural of evil

as in wrongs

that which is morally unacceptable

our free will allows us to choose between good and evil

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrongs
• bad
• sins
• ills
• immoralities
• atrocities
• iniquities
• villainies
• corruptions
• enormities
• depravities
• indecencies
• debaucheries
• perversions
• abominations
• decays
• cankers
• rot
• malefactions
• cancers
• satanisms
• degeneracies
• diabolisms
• squalors
• devilries
• scurrilities
• taboos
• anathemas

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• virtues
• moralities
• rights
• goods
• decencies
• integrities
• probities
• honesties
• rectitudes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of evils

But for Mayor Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys), the local personalities pale in comparison to the evils lurking beneath the cursed island’s surface. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Only instead of crusading against the evils of dancing teenagers, our most pedantic podcasters have joined forces to convince their audiences that Tony Romo should be doing the Texas two-step to the nearest unemployment office. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Blending horror with comedy, the Apple TV show takes place in a fictitious New England island town afflicted by a centuries-old curse that brings about supernatural evils. — Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026

During the War for Independence, the tribe saw the British as the lesser of two evils. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026

So please get ready for a choice of evils. — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

The island village is beset by sea hags, serial killers, creepy clowns and other evils that interfere with Tom’s dream of turning Widow’s Bay into a Martha’s Vineyard-like tourist destination. — Alison Herman, Variety, 17 June 2026

For African Americans, presidential elections have almost always been exercises in lesser evils and harm reduction. — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026

All the while, Russian state TV continued to air the Kremlin’s talking points about the valor of its troops, the evils of Ukraine and its Western allies, and the approaching victory of Russia. — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026