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as in corruption
immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society
the use of illegal narcotics is not only a destroyer of personal health but also an iniquity that undermines our society
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as in evil
that which is morally unacceptable
a nation still struggling with the aftereffects of the iniquity of slavery
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Recent Examples of iniquity
This book makes the case that there is a subtler iniquity in the sins of forgetting, in papering over, in moving in and moving on.
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Chloe Schama, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2024
Not always, of course; like any subset of humanity, churches are just as likely to be filled with iniquity, pettiness, and spite.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
Recommended reading: In our new special issue, a Wall Street legend gets a radical makeover, a tale of crypto iniquity, misbehaving poultry royalty, and more.
Read the stories.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 9 Sep. 2024
In our new special issue, a Wall Street legend gets a radical makeover, a tale of crypto iniquity, misbehaving poultry royalty, and more.
—Margaret Franklin, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2024
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Chloe Schama, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2024
Not always, of course; like any subset of humanity, churches are just as likely to be filled with iniquity, pettiness, and spite.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
Recommended reading: In our new special issue, a Wall Street legend gets a radical makeover, a tale of crypto iniquity, misbehaving poultry royalty, and more.
Read the stories.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 9 Sep. 2024
In our new special issue, a Wall Street legend gets a radical makeover, a tale of crypto iniquity, misbehaving poultry royalty, and more.
—Margaret Franklin, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for iniquity
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There was little evidence of a refereeing error having been made, let alone corruption on an institutional level.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Tom and Ron Calderon, uncles to Ian Calderon, also each served in the Legislature and pleaded guilty to corruption charges in 2016.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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His words remind us that goodness requires courage, and that communities must refuse to grant evil a home.—
Carolyn McKinney,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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Our industry faces the most sophisticated, venomous, creeping evil in America’s history.—
Dan Gilroy,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
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The butt of these jokes is Mike Waltz, the ambitious former congressman and national security adviser who was unceremoniously demoted to Turtle Bay in April for a series of sins that add up to not being MAGA enough.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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As part of a tradition that symbolizes sending off sins, some faith followers may toss pieces of bread into the water as part of a Tashlich ceremony, a ritual inspired by a verse in the Book of Micah that describes God casting sins into the depths of the sea.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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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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Hank isn’t being accused of mere immorality, after all; he’s being accused of rape, which was also a crime back in Kierkegaard’s days.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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Beyond the inherent immorality of thoughtlessly torturing and killing birds and wildlife, Death Pipes are an example of the hidden toll that people and their structures are exacting on nature.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Iniquity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iniquity. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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