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as in mischief
playful, reckless behavior that is not intended to cause serious harm
a couple of live wires who got into all kinds of wickedness during their vacation in Las Vegas
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as in sinfulness
the state or quality of being utterly evil
the movie featured a villain of unadulterated wickedness
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Recent Examples of wickedness
Jew haters have long alleged the wickedness of Israel and its ties with powerful elites across the world.
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Michael S. Roth, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
Speaking after him, another pastor compared Austin to Nineveh, a city associated with wickedness in the Old Testament.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Donald Trump and Elon Musk and their universe of sycophants who worship wickedness can’t be changed by continues eye contact.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
So long as Palestinians are violent Jew-hating savages, the conflict has nothing to do with Israeli occupation and all to do with the wickedness coursing through Palestinian blood.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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Michael S. Roth, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
Speaking after him, another pastor compared Austin to Nineveh, a city associated with wickedness in the Old Testament.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Donald Trump and Elon Musk and their universe of sycophants who worship wickedness can’t be changed by continues eye contact.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
So long as Palestinians are violent Jew-hating savages, the conflict has nothing to do with Israeli occupation and all to do with the wickedness coursing through Palestinian blood.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wickedness
Noun
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Let’s have a moratorium on mischief during whatever this period is.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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The moon is glimmering, the veil between worlds is thin and there’s an air of mischief lingering in the shadows.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As for footwear, Kurt Geiger’s penchant for playfulness continues.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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That’s a very artistic sense of playfulness.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Mustard and vinegar provide the devilment for a flavorful bite, particularly when topped with a scattering of scallions and paprika.—
SAVEUR Editors,
Saveur,
5 Feb. 2025
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But even if truffles are beyond your pay grade, there is plenty of enjoyment to be had in the sheer devilment portrayed in this informative and appetizing book.—
Eugenia Bone,
WSJ,
10 July 2019
Noun
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Satellite images analyzed by the Humanitarian Research Lab at Yale School of Public Health and verified by CNN show clear evidence of the atrocities in El Fasher.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Whether the atrocities of the RSF and SAF are comparable is an open question.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Oct. 2025
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That was really what helped me into the character and into her evilness.—
William Earl,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Wickedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wickedness. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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