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wickedness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of wickedness

1 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

Synonyms of wickedness

devilishness, devilment, devilry (or deviltry), diablerie, espièglerie, hob, impishness, knavery, mischief, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan(s), waggery, waggishness

Words Related to wickedness

diabolicalness, misbehavior, misconduct, naughtiness, troublemaking

buffoonery, friskiness, playfulness, sportiveness

chicanery, trickery

goings-on, hanky-panky, high jinks (also hijinks), monkey business, monkeying, monkeyshine(s), skylarking, tomfoolery

horseplay, roughhousing

antic, caper, dido, practical joke, trick

aggravation, annoyance, exasperation, irritation

Near Antonyms of wickedness

gravitas, gravity, seriousness, solemnity, solemnness

2 the state or quality of being utterly evil

the movie featured a villain of unadulterated wickedness

Synonyms of wickedness

atrociousness, atrocity, badness, depravedness, depravity, diabolicalness, enormity, evilness, heinousness, hideousness, monstrosity, sinfulness, vileness

Words Related to wickedness

accursedness, baseness, cursedness, devilishness, execrableness, fiendishness, hellishness

corruption, decadence, degeneracy, pervertedness

infamy, notoriety

Near Antonyms of wickedness

chasteness, innocence, purity

Antonyms of wickedness

goodness, righteousness, virtuousness

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