Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun wickedness
5 senses of wickedness
Sense 1
evil, immorality, wickedness, iniquity -- (morally objectionable behavior)
=> transgression, evildoing -- (the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father")
Sense 2
iniquity, wickedness, darkness, dark -- (absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness")
=> condition, status -- (a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations")
Sense 3
nefariousness, wickedness, vileness, ugliness -- (the quality of being wicked)
=> evil, evilness -- (the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world")
Sense 4
sin, sinfulness, wickedness -- (estrangement from god)
=> unrighteousness -- (failure to adhere to moral principles; "forgave us our sins and cleansed us of all unrighteousness")
Sense 5
loathsomeness, repulsiveness, sliminess, vileness, lousiness, wickedness -- (the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions; "the vileness of his language surprised us")
=> offensiveness, odiousness, distastefulness -- (the quality of being offensive)