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sinful

sinful

56 3.6
Wrong according to religious or moral rules
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɪn.fəl/
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  • The man who believes himself sinful turns his will unhealthily against himself.
  • sinful act
  • sinful behavior
  • considered sinful

They're not putting their own people first, which is fucking sinful and shameful.

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Examples

  • Most religious conservatives tend to view human nature as inherently sinful and vulnerable to temptation.

    Academic text (2008)
  • In most places, however, people simply dismiss all blasphemy as sinful and leave it at that.

    Academic text (1990)
  • I am changed, you know, that sinful me, that old me.

  • Taking as Jesus did the sinful world as it is, not as I would have it.

  • I know it was sinful, what I did.

  • I guess these were people who were a little worried that music might be sinful or might lead to sin.

  • I know it would be sinful to act in a movie that had sexual activity, but Lisa is so important to me.

  • I know what we've done is sinful, but it does not feel wrong in my heart.

  • But I think humans are deeply flawed and sinful people.

  • The teacher warned that cheating on the exam is considered a sinful act.

Synonyms

wrong
vssinful
1.0

Not morally right or acceptable

is seen as condemned by religion rather than by general morality
evil
vssinful
1.2

Being very bad and morally wrong, often causing harm to others

is seen as condemned by religion rather than by general morality
bad
vssinful
1.0

Morally wrong or harmful to other people

is seen as condemned by religion rather than by general morality
wicked
vssinful
149 4.6

A person or action that is very bad and cruel

is seen as condemned by religion rather than by general morality
immoral
vssinful
144 4.6

Not following what most people think is right or wrong

is seen as condemned by religion rather than by general morality
depraved
vssinful
  • Formal
48 7.8

Very bad and cruel in the way someone behaves

is seen as condemned by religion rather than by general morality
unholy
vssinful
21 7.3

Morally wrong, especially when it breaks religious rules

is seen as condemned by religion rather than by general morality
ungodly
vssinful
21 7.2

Morally wrong because it goes against religious rules

is seen as condemned by religion rather than by general morality
unrighteous
vssinful
  • Formal
5 7.6

Acting in a way that is unfair or morally wrong

is seen as condemned by religion rather than by general morality
iniquitous
vssinful
  • Formal
2 9.8

Very unfair and wrong in a way that harms people

is seen as condemned by religion rather than by general morality
unmoral
vssinful
  • Archaic
9.1

Wrong or bad because it goes against accepted ideas of right and wrong

is seen as condemned by religion rather than by general morality

Antonyms

260 4.7

Acting in a morally good way that people see as fair

35 4.3

Being morally good and doing what is right

Compounds

simply sinful
  • Informal
5.6

Tastes very rich and is almost too good to resist

How Sinful

heinous
  • Formal
92 9.0
wicked
149 4.6
sinful
56 3.6
immoral
144 4.6
wrong
1.0

Surface Forms

sinful positive
sinfuller comparative
sinfullest superlative

Morphology

sinful = sin (transparent) = sin + ful

The adjective is a direct adjectival formation meaning 'full of sin' from the noun 'sin' + the productive suffix '-ful'.

Etymology

The word sinful comes from the old English word sin, which means 'a wrong act', and the ending -ful, which means 'full of'. So someone or something sinful is 'full of' wrong actions, which is why the word means morally wrong or wicked.