Synonyms of villainy

villainy

noun

ˈvi-lə-nē 

as in evil

that which is morally unacceptable

psychologists and sociologists have tried to discover the roots of such unspeakable villainy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evil
• bad
• badness
• evilness
• wrong
• sin
• immorality
• evildoing
• sinfulness
• iniquity
• ill
• vileness
• wickedness
• diabolism
• heinousness
• darkness
• satanism
• atrocity
• corruption
• devilishness
• devilry
• enormity
• squalor
• fiendishness
• perversion
• scurrility
• depravity
• decay
• canker
• degeneracy
• rot
• atrociousness
• debauchery
• malefaction
• cancer
• depravedness
• indecency
• abomination
• balefulness
• iniquitousness
• taboo
• anathema
• pervertedness
• scurrilousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• virtue
• morality
• right
• good
• goodness
• decency
• integrity
• rectitude
• honesty
• righteousness
• probity
• uprightness
• virtuousness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of villainy

While Embo didn’t have much screen time, he can be glimpsed among the scum and villainy in a handful of episodes including Season 2 Episode 17, Season 5 Episode 14 and Season 6 Episode 5. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026

Eidinger brings sorely needed spark to these miserable proceedings; his profile of sociopathic villainy is, unfortunately or not, the most electric aspect of the film. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026

But with a sequel to dissect and an audience primed for this kind of analysis, the larger conversation around villainy is worth reviving. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026

Zahida and Rubina snickered, with a villainy that bordered on hysterical. — Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026