evil-minded

Examples

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• That is how sneaky it is; we addicts are more comfortable seeing ourselves as mean-spirited, lying, manipulating, stealing, evil-minded, selfish monsters than admitting we are sick people.

  Blog text (13)

• Don't surrender the beauty of this place because an evil-minded old woman has spoiled it for you,' but he said: 'Watching her in action is too painful.'

  Fiction book (1994)

• - I think he's a dirty, evil-minded- -

  Compulsion (1959)

• Men born to freedom are naturally alert to repel the invasion of liberty by evil-minded rulers.

  Academic text (1990)

• They're not exactly friendly, but at least it appears that they aren't purely evil-minded and torturous.

  Blog text (2)

• The only thing that hurts me is that I don't have enough strength to give you the beating that you deserve for being so insolent and evil-minded.

  Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)

• I have absolute belief that Bush was an evil-minded opportunist who saw an opportunity to dupe the American public and provoke a war in Iraq that had zero relevance to the "War on Terror," whatever that is supposed to mean in a soundbite.

  Blog text (24)

• The evil-minded villain plotted to harm the innocent villagers.

• Everyone knows he has evil-minded plans to undermine the community.

Synonyms

B

bad

vsevil-minded

∞ 1.0

Morally wrong or harmful to other people

specifies a particular inward wish to harm rather than vague wrongness

W

wicked

vsevil-minded

149 4.6

A person or action that is very bad and cruel

highlights inward harmful intentions rather than general badness

D

demonic

vsevil-minded

91 8.1

Extremely evil and cruel, as if caused by the devil

denotes harmful intentions without implying supernatural influence

M

malicious

vsevil-minded

89 5.8

Wanting to hurt someone or damage their good name

is a broader inward leaning to harm rather than a single intent

D

depraved

vsevil-minded

• Formal

48 7.8

Very bad and cruel in the way someone behaves

is about willing harm rather than overall moral decay

N

nefarious

vsevil-minded

• Formal

47 8.8

Very bad and illegal, done to harm people

emphasizes a tendency to harm rather than the actions themselves

D

diabolical

vsevil-minded

44 8.2

Very evil and cruel, like a devil

refers to harmful thought disposition without the devilish tone

M

malevolent

vsevil-minded

22 8.0

Wanting to harm others

is about a general harmful disposition rather than only specific deeds

U

ungodly

vsevil-minded

21 7.2

Morally wrong because it goes against religious rules

is a secular description of harmful intent without religious judgment

V

villainous

vsevil-minded

14 7.3

Very bad and cruel, often hurting other people

focuses more on harmful thoughts and intent than on criminal acts

Antonyms

W

well-meaning

28 3.7

Wanting to help others even when the result causes problems

G

good-hearted

15 2.8

Being kind and willing to help other people

How Wicked

malevolent

22 8.0

evil-minded

1 7.5

malicious

89 5.8

vengeful

37 6.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology