Synonyms for evil

Similarity of adj evil

3 senses of evil

Sense 1:

evil (vs. good)
atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrousbadblack, dark, sinistercorruptive, perversive, pestiferousdemonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholydespicable, ugly, vile, slimy, unworthy, worthless, wretcheddevilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelian, mephistopheleanevil-minded

Also See: bad#1; immoral#1; offensive#5; unrighteous#1; wicked#1; wrong#2

Sense 2:

evil, vicious
wicked (vs. virtuous)

Sense 3:

malefic, malevolent, malign, evil
maleficent (vs. beneficent)