evil-minded

adjective

Definition of evil-mindednext
as in disreputable

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Recent Examples of evil-minded Men born to freedom are naturally alert to repel invasion of their liberty by evil-minded rulers. — Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evil-minded
  1. disreputable
  2. evil
  3. contemptible
  4. nefarious
  5. ignoble
  6. despicable
  7. infernal
  8. villainous
Adjective
  • Both of them have erotic fixations with that original Miasma, which requires stepping back into the movie — and the glories of the disreputable genre itself.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Thatcher’s Elle is trying to reconnect with her disreputable father while battling an evil stepmother and trying to avoid a brutal serial killer.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 27 July 2026
Definition of disreputable
Adjective
  • She’d been told that people outside her faith were evil, and yet her pastor’s wife had turned her away while these scientists were literally bending over to help her.
    — Felice J. Freyer, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Still, there is much old-school horror fun to be had here, with costume designer Liz Keogh Palmer and the team of makeup artists especially deserving of credit with their mind-blowing work on various evil spirits.
    — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of evil
Adjective
  • The scandal rocked the Cry Babies, prompting some to give the singer a new nickname, Felony Martinez, while inciting the majority to pile in against Timothy and dismiss her story as contemptible lies.
    — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 13 July 2026
  • Most people in the anglosphere don’t follow this region, and those who do get their opinions from a small number of people with a contemptible worldview.
    — Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of contemptible
Adjective
  • Hugo Weaving’s Frank Harkness, the nefarious birth father of agent River Cartwright (Jack Lowdon), also makes an appearance, and the trailer previews plenty of explosions, shootouts and even hand-to-hand combat.
    — Lisa de los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Data collection is presented as standard business practice, not nefarious.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of nefarious
Adjective
  • This is an ignoble war making monsters and fools out of its participants, and against the uncontrollable weapons that are dragons, everyone’s resolve is crumbling.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 June 2026
  • The most memorable, and notorious, moment from the race was the ignoble exit of Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell.
    — Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Definition of ignoble
Adjective
  • The fact that Van Hollen publicly and enthusiastically supported Graham Platner, despite all of his despicable activity, is an embarrassment to the entire state of Maryland.
    — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2026
  • Plus, Palmer is a horrible person — in this case, the victim is much more despicable than the thieves.
    — Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2026
Definition of despicable
Adjective
  • Four years later in Italy, the waterworks went again, as those infernal penalty kicks tripped us up against West Germany in the semifinal.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
  • Linda Cardellini offers up a killer breakdown to the roaring chorus of the lawn guy’s infernal leaf blower.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
Definition of infernal
Adjective
  • While known primarily as a hero, Hal had a memorable stint as the villainous Parallax in the '90s.
    — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The cast gave a sneak peek at the upcoming threequel at D23 and revealed that a mysterious, villainous threat is looming.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of villainous

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“Evil-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evil-minded. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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