IMMORALIST Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

immoralist

noun

(ˌ)i(m)-ˈmȯr-ə-list

Definition of immoralist

as in criminal

a person who commits moral wrongs among history's imperial immoralists, few can compare with the Roman emperor Caligula

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Noun

That same month, criminals nabbed a $4 million diamond necklace from Vienna’s Museum of Applied Arts (MAK).

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
For decades, Hollywood actor Danny Trejo’s bread and butter was playing gangsters, prison inmates and other assorted criminals.

— Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of criminal

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Rival fans were quick to jump all over this fact, given that both the Panthers and the Tkachuk brothers were seen as polarizing villains throughout the NHL.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Is that the most difficult thing for you as the showrunner of a political show today — a president as a villain?

— Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of villain

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There’s no major wreckage here, nor is comeuppance meted out to the wrongdoers.

— Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
The Native community had its own ways of punishing wrongdoers, but Stevens’ role was to protect her client’s constitutional rights.

— Mackenzie Farkus, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2026

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