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as in corruption
immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society
the use of illegal narcotics is not only a destroyer of personal health but also an iniquity that undermines our society
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as in evil
that which is morally unacceptable
a nation still struggling with the aftereffects of the iniquity of slavery
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Recent Examples of iniquity
These smoky, dark dens of gaming iniquity used to be everywhere, enticing you in with flashing marquees, simple synth melodies, and crunchy 8-bit explosions.
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Simon Hill, Wired News, 26 June 2025
Thanks to an incessant stream of sensational newspaper articles and a nonstop rumor mill, the public had the idea of Hollywood as a lair of iniquity and debasement.
—Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 10 June 2025
Various factors can influence dissociation, such as social and mainstream media and generational iniquities inherited from observing household relationships between family members.
—Maisha Standifer, Essence, 16 May 2025
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Simon Hill, Wired News, 26 June 2025
Thanks to an incessant stream of sensational newspaper articles and a nonstop rumor mill, the public had the idea of Hollywood as a lair of iniquity and debasement.
—Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 10 June 2025
Various factors can influence dissociation, such as social and mainstream media and generational iniquities inherited from observing household relationships between family members.
—Maisha Standifer, Essence, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for iniquity
Noun
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The polarizing organization trudged through a corruption trial and attempted to file for bankruptcy in the past decade.—
Stephen Gutowski,
Washington Post,
16 June 2026
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But there is a growing protest movement against the project, which is on public land and many Albanians view it as government corruption.—
Greg Dixon,
NPR,
16 June 2026
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The island village is beset by sea hags, serial killers, creepy clowns and other evils that interfere with Tom’s dream of turning Widow’s Bay into a Martha’s Vineyard-like tourist destination.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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And evil and injustice ultimately never prevails over the grace of God for those who adhere to the Golden Rule.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2026
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The movie’s gravest sin, though, might be its very existence.—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
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Do not allow the sins of the past to overwhelm, to drown the present.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Naturally, the meeting is a flop because no one was prepared, and their spontaneous ideas are frankly fireable-offense bad (a baguette bag shaped like a baguette for Paris?—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
18 Dec. 2025
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In times when the city's bad seems to overshadow the good, Daniels and others like him can be a guidepost for generations to come.—
Sophia Tiedge,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Denver author Josiah Hesse was raised by Evangelical parents in churches that believe in the torments of hell, that their poverty is due to their sinfulness and lack of faith.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2026
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This lawless crew shares dramaturgical DNA with the vice figures from medieval morality plays, personifications of sinfulness who would confide their schemes to the audience and make theatergoers their co-conspirators in a riveting game that obviously left its mark on a young Shakespeare.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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Independents said the worst thing about Republicans was their loyalty to Trump (10%), perceptions of corruption and self-enrichment (8%), dishonesty, hypocrisy or immorality (7%), a lack of concern for ordinary people or cruelty (6%), and ineffective and weak or unqualified leadership (5%).—
Emily Guskin,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
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Following this tendency might finally cure us not only of indigestion but also the ancient immorality of eating other organisms.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Iniquity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iniquity. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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