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

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

The small-scale pleasures are in the maneuverings at court and shouted arguments at councils; these too were among the amusements of Game of Thrones, which had a wickedness at its heart. —Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 14 June 2024

There’s a vibrant wickedness to her performance that no doubt will make this one of the best listens of the year. $20 at Amazon Listen for the Lie, by Amy Tintera $20 Read by: January LaVoy and Will Damron Length: 9 hrs, 18 mins. —Marshall Heyman, Vulture, 23 May 2024