as in wrongs
that which is morally unacceptable
our free will allows us to choose between good and evil
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Recent Examples of evils
But this is no case study in the evils of devil-worshipping musicians.
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Judy Berman, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Republican leaders characterized their move to pass Evers' maps as the lesser of evils.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Instead of turning the actual evils into metaphors.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
The format, tone, and structure of a reality-TV show do not leave space for genuine critiques of its evils.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Maa traces the story of a mother-daughter duo focusing on their escape from social and supernatural evils with almost zero support around them.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Having a runner on second should easily be the lesser of two evils.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
For me, his story stood, on the one hand, as a warning about the dark evils of the world—from which we Mennonites were attempting to isolate ourselves—but, on the other, as a tantalizing possibility.
—Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
And once again, Jews are scapegoated and blamed for the evils of the world, including the loss of innocent lives in Gaza.
—Diane Gensler, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
Judy Berman, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Republican leaders characterized their move to pass Evers' maps as the lesser of evils.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Instead of turning the actual evils into metaphors.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
The format, tone, and structure of a reality-TV show do not leave space for genuine critiques of its evils.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Maa traces the story of a mother-daughter duo focusing on their escape from social and supernatural evils with almost zero support around them.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Having a runner on second should easily be the lesser of two evils.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
For me, his story stood, on the one hand, as a warning about the dark evils of the world—from which we Mennonites were attempting to isolate ourselves—but, on the other, as a tantalizing possibility.
—Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
And once again, Jews are scapegoated and blamed for the evils of the world, including the loss of innocent lives in Gaza.
—Diane Gensler, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evils
Noun
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Winning another ring can wash away a lot of wrongs.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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But the most spectacular aspect of Nuestra Tierra may be its use of drone camerawork, and the way Martel uses the unsettling stillness of a drone as the eye of an impassive god, looking down at the wrongs carried out by those on the ground.—
Vulture Staff,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While working together on The Unit, David Mamet once told you that good drama isn’t a choice between good and bad; good drama is the choice between two bads.—
Max Gao,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Jan. 2025
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Reports out of fall camp haven’t been super favorable to their offense, and while the defense will, again, be top-notch, a team with this bad of an offense cannot be trusted.—
Austin Mock,
The Athletic,
19 Aug. 2024
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Jews are immersed in the spirituality of the holiday and proclaim their faith in God to accept their repentance, forgive their sins and seal their fate for a year of life, health and happiness.—
Krys'tal Griffin,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Cats' sins against humanity have been well-documented, from Rebel Wilson unzipping her fur to cockroaches with human faces.—
Janey Tracey,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Orbán has long sought to consolidate his power through concocting scapegoats for Hungary’s ills.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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Pandora has opened her box and its ills are fully integrated into our world.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Evils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evils. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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