evil

/ˈiː.vəl/adj

ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries

Intending to harm; malevolent.

Morally corrupt.

Unpleasant, foul (of odor, taste, mood, weather, etc.).

Producing or threatening sorrow, distress, injury, or calamity; unpropitious; calamitous.

Having harmful qualities; not good; worthless or deleterious.

Undesirable; harmful; bad practice.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

abandoned arrant bad bad apple bad seed baleful baneful base black-hearted dark deleterious demonic depraved despicable detrimental

Antonyms

angelic benign good good-minded just moral righteous well-intentioned

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

keevil weevil leavell medieval primeval upheaval retrieval edival weavil knievel

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

ear eat eba eby eck eco eda ede edi edo

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

abd acc atv bbc bbq bea bee bes bmw bta

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

evel lava lave luvs oval slav ulva valu vela vila

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