evil

Definition

Examples

The villain in the movie was an evil king.

Word Family

Synonyms

• wickedmorally bad in principle or practice
• malicioushaving the nature of or resulting from malice; ; - Rudyard Kipling
• badthat which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency

Collocations

• Easy fight against evil
  to fight against evil, meaning to be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
• Medium evil intentions
  describing evil intentions (morally objectionable behavior)
• Hard lesser of two evils
  describing lesser of two evils (of less size or importance)
• Very Hard necessary evil of overhead
  describing necessary evil of overhead (anything indispensable)