as in immoral
not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable
chastised by his minister for his sinful behavior
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Recent Examples of sinful
While the Church teaches that homosexual acts are sinful, Francis has made efforts to make LGBTQ+ Catholics feel welcome.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
Building a lexicon around shame creates an easy dichotomy − one that separates foods, and our desire for them, into good and bad, sinful and pure, moral and amoral.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
To the media and many public observers, the tragedy cemented the architect’s sinful character.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2024
The true conservative acknowledges the fallibility and sinful nature of every human.
—John Hatzis, National Review, 13 Sep. 2024
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
Building a lexicon around shame creates an easy dichotomy − one that separates foods, and our desire for them, into good and bad, sinful and pure, moral and amoral.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
To the media and many public observers, the tragedy cemented the architect’s sinful character.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2024
The true conservative acknowledges the fallibility and sinful nature of every human.
—John Hatzis, National Review, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinful
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Even though the Hamas charter directly calls for the murder of all Jews, all people must speak out against the immoral proposal to force an entire population into exile.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Mann Act criminalizes transporting people across state lines for immoral purposes.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
12 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
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Trump, Musk so far provide scant evidence for their claims of government fraud Trump's post on Saturday sparked backlash from Democrats, who accused him of using the office of the presidency to justify unlawful or ethically dubious actions.—
Julia Reinstein,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Their egregious and seemingly unlawful acts compromise our national security and put Americans at risk.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Are people born wicked, or is wickedness thrust upon them?—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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Cancer had snatched his leg with a wicked arm tackle.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
12 Feb. 2025
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There’s a reserved spot in hell for the s*** stains pursuing this vile campaign to erase trans people.—
Andrew Sheeler,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Feb. 2025
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Kanye was tweeting vile antisemitism nonstop since last week.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Feb. 2025
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By the time Hezbollah launched its bombardment of Israel in solidarity with Hamas' vicious attack on Israel, the militant Lebanese organization had managed to build a significant military capability under the nose of UNFIL and was more robust than ever before.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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Nashville's Bad Idea is a wine bar and restaurant set in a former Presbyterian church that fell into disrepair after a vicious tornado.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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The weather was bad enough that MassDOT dropped the speed limit on the pike and forbid tandem trucks from the road.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
17 Feb. 2025
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Hudl clips are cut from the previous training session, with three good things and three bad things presented.—
Braidon Nourse,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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Without robust funding, some labs will simply go dark.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
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From Walgreens and Red Lobster to Big Lots and Family Dollar, hundreds of retail locations went dark as part of an ongoing, years-long trend oft attributed to the ongoing economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the prevalence of online shopping.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Sinful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinful. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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