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

In the first installment of the two-film Wicked story, which has broken box office records and taken over the internet since its release November 22, Bode’s portrayal of Nessa arguably tees up the character's complex villainy for the second installment. —James Factora, Them, 2 Dec. 2024

Throughout the series, viewers see Taylor's Penguin develop an unhealthy relationship to food and his descent into villainy. —Brendan Le, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024

Next, Gulman assures the audience of the villainy of his antagonist. —John Roy, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024

While the show nails his glow-up from being a cowardly yakuza to becoming a major player in the Tojo clan, the climax fumbles his fall from grace by devolving his menace and inner turmoil into cartoonish villainy in the show’s finale. —Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024