evil-minded

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Recent Examples of evil-minded Men born to freedom are naturally alert to repel invasion of their liberty by evil-minded rulers. Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evil-minded
Adjective
  • In an interview with NBC News, Duckworth said young service members are targeted by bad actors, such as payday lenders and disreputable car dealers, particularly because military members' wages can be garnished.
    Melissa Chan, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Bracey will play Inspector Henry Boxer, the new authority in town with eyes for a lady, Sims will be Uncle Dickie, the Governor’s charming and disreputable older brother, with Burgess to play his handsome aide Phineas Golden.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • That being said, there are numerous dire consequences due to AI performing potentially evil acts or being used by evildoers.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
  • My Little Puny sparkles in a double role as the prince and the fairy godmother, but Tabitha is a scene-stealing vamping diva as the evil stepmother.
    Barry Levitt, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Despite his more contemptible tendencies of the past decade, Chappelle is a tremendously gifted stand-up at heart, and these sprawling monologues are always exciting.
    Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Fiona Shaw is so perfectly contemptible throughout those scenes on the sailboat, rendering Angelica so completely self-absorbed and so cruel, that her likely death feels like an immediate relief.
    Caroline Framke, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • In a world that seems more dangerous, with nefarious foreign actors, states, terrorists, plots and wars occurring in different regions of the world, DSS personnel are critical to maintaining U.S. national security presence and keeping U.S. embassies and American citizens safe.
    Donald J. Mihalek, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Read claimed her innocence and her lawyers alleged something far more nefarious was at play, including an elaborate law enforcement coverup.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • But on this southern front of the Trump empire, Palm Beach County, Donald Trump is flirting with ignoble defeat.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • This is something of an ignoble cap to one of the worst years of Rodgers' illustrious career.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • When Trump speaks out and says that Gaza could become the Côte d’Azur of the Middle East, everyone reacts to this idea, which is otherwise despicable.
    Callum McLennan, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
  • While click baiting may be harmless, producing hate and discontent for personal financial gain is despicable.
    Rochelle Eastman, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The wildfires scorching Southern California are turning entire neighborhoods into ash, decimating expensive properties and exacerbating an insurance crisis that predates the infernal blazes.
    Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Because of the infernal heat and swamplike humidity at Beech Bend, there was a lot of prep work to be done before the Nostalgia Nationals elimination rounds could commence.
    Rachel Kushner, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Moore and Brave New World director Julius Onah also previously confirmed to EW that Esposito's Sidewinder will be back after debuting as the leader of the villainous Serpent Society.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Anthony Mackie's Captain America visits Tim Blake Nelson's villainous Samuel Sterns on the Raft, a maximum-security prison.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025

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“Evil-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evil-minded. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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