Synonyms of sinfulness

sinfulness

noun

as in badness

the state or quality of being utterly evil

private diaries reveal that the torturers came to realize the unspeakable sinfulness of their actions and were ever afterwards haunted by nightmares

Synonyms & Similar Words

• badness
• atrocity
• evilness
• vileness
• wickedness
• corruption
• heinousness
• depravity
• hideousness
• enormity
• notoriety
• baseness
• depravedness
• diabolicalness
• immorality
• atrociousness
• devilishness
• decadence
• fiendishness
• monstrosity
• degeneracy
• hellishness
• cursedness
• accursedness
• infamy
• execrableness
• pervertedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• goodness
• righteousness
• morality
• purity
• virtuousness
• innocence
• chasteness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sinfulness

But soon after, in Genesis 18, God tells Abraham of plans to investigate reports of sinfulness in Sodom and Gomorrah. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026

Denver author Josiah Hesse was raised by Evangelical parents in churches that believe in the torments of hell, that their poverty is due to their sinfulness and lack of faith. — Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026

This lawless crew shares dramaturgical DNA with the vice figures from medieval morality plays, personifications of sinfulness who would confide their schemes to the audience and make theatergoers their co-conspirators in a riveting game that obviously left its mark on a young Shakespeare. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026