Word Type

Adjective

Noun

Adverb

Adjective

The word "evil" can be used as adjective, noun, adverb and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

good good good nice

Causes Desire

obstruct justice

Defined As

opposite of good opposite of nice

Derived Terms

Evil One axis of evil chaotic evil colt evil colt's evil evil be to him who evil thinks evil container evil day evil eye evil genius evil hour evil laugh evil laughter evil maid attack evil to him that evil thinks evil turn evil twin evil willer evil-doer evil-eye evil-minded evil-speaking evil-tempered evildoer evildoing evilfare evilist evilista evility evilize evilly evilness evilology evilution evilutionary evilutionist evilworker fox evil greater evil greater of two evils king's evil lesser evil lesser of two evils lousy evil mid-evil money is the root of all evil moor-evil necessary evil nonevil poll evil problem of evil pure evil quarter-evil root of all evil shame be to him who thinks evil of it snowshoe evil social evil stag-evil sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof the love of money is the root of all evil turning evil unevil

Distinct From

good kind nice

Context

computing programming slang

Has Property

bad very very bad

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

bad badness evildoing immorality transgression

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

ominous

Type Of (IsA)

bad immorality transgression

Related Terms

villainy

Related Terms

adjective axis axis of backwards backwards live bad bad bad bad dark bad hellish bad intentions bad wrong badness beelzebub behaviour calamitous calamity cartoon cartoon character character characterization corrupt dark darkness demoniac devil devilish disease distress extreme extreme bad extreme badness foul good harm harmful hate hell hellish immense immense badness immoral injury intend intentions king's evil live live backwards malady malevolence malevolent malicious mean morality morally morally bad most most bad offensive opposing opposing good person radical radical badness satan satanic satanic behaviour sin sinister sorrow undesirable unpleasant unpropitious unrighteous versus versus good very very bad villain wicked wickedness wrong

Similar Terms

atrocious bad bad black corruptive corruptive dark demonic despicable despicable devilish diabolic diabolical diabolical evil minded evil-minded fiendish flagitious flagitious grievous hellish immoral infernal maleficent mephistophelean mephistophelean mephistophelian monstrous offensive perversive pestiferous satanic sinister sinister slimy ugly unholy unrighteous unworthy vile wicked worthless wretched wrong

Synonym Network

ill malefic malevolent malicious mean naughty nefarious vicious wicked

Used For

providing opposition to good

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.