Synonyms of wickedness

wickedness

noun

ˈwi-kəd-nəs 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mischief
• playfulness
• devilment
• devilishness
• rascality
• mischievousness
• knavery
• roguishness
• roguery
• devilry
• diablerie
• impishness
• waggishness
• hob
• naughtiness
• misconduct
• shenanigan(s)
• waggery
• misbehavior
• espièglerie
• irritation
• buffoonery
• chicanery
• annoyance
• trickery
• sportiveness
• troublemaking
• trick
• exasperation
• friskiness
• tomfoolery
• diabolicalness
• high jinks
• goings-on
• monkeying
• skylarking
• monkey business
• practical joke
• horseplay
• hanky-panky
• roughhousing
• antic
• caper
• monkeyshine(s)
• aggravation
• dido

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gravity
• seriousness
• solemnity
• gravitas
• solemnness

2

as in sinfulness

the state or quality of being utterly evil

the movie featured a villain of unadulterated wickedness

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wickedness

Pearl revels in wickedness, presenting a literary world in which a successful writer’s haughtiness is both encouraged and rewarded. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025

Given that Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh) has given the town of Oz the illusion that Glinda is the force of good magic protecting them from Elphaba's wickedness, the bubble — which is operated by foot pedal — allows Glinda to appear magical. — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025

The crucial role of the broomstick in the Wicked movies—and earlier Wizard of Oz stories—reflects a long history of women’s mobility being connected to perceptions of wickedness, as women reclaimed a tool of domestic labor to gain both physical and social liberation. — Time, 21 Nov. 2025

Unlike horror movies built on shadowy boogeymen bouncing out of the dark, The Witch's tone stays quiet, swarming around themes of bewitchery, black magic, and wickedness without overdoing it. — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025