Synonyms of wickedness

wickedness

noun

ˈwi-kəd-nəs 

1

as in mischief

playful, reckless behavior that is not intended to cause serious harm

a couple of live wires who got into all kinds of wickedness during their vacation in Las Vegas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mischief
• playfulness
• devilment
• deviltry
• devilishness
• rascality
• mischievousness
• knavery
• roguishness
• roguery
• devilry
• diablerie
• impishness
• waggishness
• hob
• misconduct
• shenanigan(s)
• waggery
• misbehavior
• espièglerie
• naughtiness
• irritation
• buffoonery
• chicanery
• annoyance
• trickery
• sportiveness
• exasperation
• trick
• troublemaking
• hijinks
• friskiness
• tomfoolery
• diabolicalness
• high jinks
• goings-on
• monkeying
• skylarking
• monkey business
• practical joke
• horseplay
• hanky-panky
• roughhousing
• antic
• caper
• monkeyshine(s)
• aggravation
• dido

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gravity
• seriousness
• solemnity
• gravitas
• solemnness

2

as in sinfulness

the state or quality of being utterly evil

the movie featured a villain of unadulterated wickedness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sinfulness
• badness
• atrocity
• evilness
• vileness
• corruption
• depravity
• heinousness
• hideousness
• enormity
• baseness
• notoriety
• depravedness
• diabolicalness
• immorality
• atrociousness
• devilishness
• fiendishness
• decadence
• degeneracy
• monstrosity
• hellishness
• cursedness
• accursedness
• infamy
• execrableness
• pervertedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• righteousness
• goodness
• morality
• purity
• virtuousness
• innocence
• chasteness

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of wickedness

What Gregory Maguire wanted to write was a really sophisticated allegorical exploration of the nature of evil itself and what might drive Elphaba to wickedness. —Constance Grady, Vox, 20 Nov. 2024

Bre works hard to convince us that she’s conflicted over what to do with this information and is sympathetic to Chelsea’s plight, but Amanda Lynn radiates a wickedness that undercuts however decent Bre is trying to be here. —Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024

When not sparring with the resolute Tell, Gessler is oft accompanied by snooty henchmen and a rebellious princess (Emily Beecham), giving him plenty of outlets to flex his wickedness. —J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Sep. 2024

Vice President Harris is depicted as Jezebel, the epitome of womanly wickedness who meets a grisly end. —Hannah Allam, Washington Post, 13 July 2024