Synonyms of villainy

villainy

noun

ˈvi-lə-nē 

as in evil

that which is morally unacceptable

psychologists and sociologists have tried to discover the roots of such unspeakable villainy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evil
• bad
• badness
• evilness
• wrong
• sin
• immorality
• sinfulness
• evildoing
• iniquity
• ill
• vileness
• deviltry
• wickedness
• diabolism
• heinousness
• darkness
• satanism
• atrocity
• corruption
• devilishness
• devilry
• enormity
• squalor
• fiendishness
• perversion
• scurrility
• depravity
• decay
• canker
• degeneracy
• rot
• atrociousness
• debauchery
• malefaction
• cancer
• indecency
• depravedness
• abomination
• balefulness
• iniquitousness
• tabu
• taboo
• anathema
• pervertedness
• scurrilousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• virtue
• morality
• right
• good
• goodness
• decency
• integrity
• rectitude
• honesty
• righteousness
• probity
• uprightness
• virtuousness

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of villainy

To pretend that a national tragedy was a personal villainy is a form of escapism and moral abdication. —Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024

Even many of the ex-President’s opponents haven’t grasped the scale of the man’s villainy. —Hannah Jocelyn, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024

Of course, following a villainous protagonist is not an endorsement for audiences to frame their values around said villainy. —Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Oct. 2024

From the ruthless Moff Gideon in Disney+ streaming series The Mandalorian to the unrepentantly ambitious Stan Edgar in Prime Video superhero show The Boys, to his upcoming corrupt mayor in Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis, Esposito has mastered the art of villainy. —Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2024