evils

noun

plural of evil
as in wrongs
that which is morally unacceptable our free will allows us to choose between good and evil

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Recent Examples of evils Blending horror with comedy, the Apple TV show takes place in a fictitious New England island town afflicted by a centuries-old curse that brings about supernatural evils. — Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026 During the War for Independence, the tribe saw the British as the lesser of two evils. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026 So please get ready for a choice of evils. — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026 The island village is beset by sea hags, serial killers, creepy clowns and other evils that interfere with Tom’s dream of turning Widow’s Bay into a Martha’s Vineyard-like tourist destination. — Alison Herman, Variety, 17 June 2026 For African Americans, presidential elections have almost always been exercises in lesser evils and harm reduction. — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026 All the while, Russian state TV continued to air the Kremlin’s talking points about the valor of its troops, the evils of Ukraine and its Western allies, and the approaching victory of Russia. — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026 By the way, Orange County Republicans clearly don’t buy the evils-of-voting-by-mail thing. — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 3 June 2026 And right now, the Democrats are the lesser of two evils. — Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evils
  1. wrongs
  2. bad
  3. sins
  4. ills
Noun
  • France fans will be hoping his return to the ranks will help right the wrongs of that night in Berlin.
    — Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • Texas Longhorns Speaking of those Longhorns, Texas will be looking to right the wrongs from a disappointing 2025 heading into this year.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of wrongs
Noun
  • In addition to public goods, AI will also create public bads.
    — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 8 June 2026
  • Naturally, the meeting is a flop because no one was prepared, and their spontaneous ideas are frankly fireable-offense bad (a baguette bag shaped like a baguette for Paris?
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
Definition of bad
Noun
  • Fans of improv, musicals and audience participation will thoroughly enjoy this performance and should be prepared to repent for sins like eating a hamburger, owning too many snakes or yearning for a younger man.
    — Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Seven of our contributors gamely shared (some of) their secret sins.
    — Sabrina Jaszi, The Dial, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of sins
Noun
  • Alex Pantling/Getty Images What is clear is that no one thinks the changes enacted in either the Championship or League One are a resolution to the EFL’s marked financial ills.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Blaming billionaire wealth-hoarding for America’s ills would poll very well among the nation’s anthropology departments.
    — Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026
Definition of ills

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