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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wickedness

Good is not assured victory over evil in Shakespeare, though wickedness sets in motion those forces that will hasten the end of its ride. —Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025

The Year of the Dragon, which began on Feb. 10, 2024, ended Tuesday to begin the Year of the Snake. Snakes in Chinese mythology aren't manifestations of wickedness or evil as in Western cultures. —Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025

Less familiar is the part that his American wife, Fanny Stevenson (née Van de Grift), played in juicing up the story’s plot to establish Edward Hyde’s wickedness early on. —Tobias Grey, airmail.news, 10 Aug. 2024

Burkhart’s wickedness is more intimate, more complex, more human. —Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025