balefulness

noun

Definition of balefulnessnext
as in vileness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for balefulness
  1. diabolism
  2. wickedness
  3. evil
  4. satanism
  5. enormity
  6. darkness
  7. atrocity
  8. bad
Noun
  • Whatever their theme — spectral invasion, diabolism, shape-changing — Blackwood expertly builds up an atmosphere of the otherworldly coupled with the spiritually threatening.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2020
  • In this riposte to #MeToo diabolism, Tarantino finally finds a social context that challenges his audience.
    Armond White, National Review, 26 July 2019
Definition of diabolism
Noun
  • In his book, Maguire explored the origin of the Wicked Witch, and asks how much of her wickedness was imposed upon her by a cruel and deceptive society.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Was wickedness thrust upon Jon M. Chu’s movie adaptation of Wicked by the critics?
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of wickedness
Noun
  • The show felt joyously anarchic and kind of evil at the same time.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • As the film’s wealthy Pennsylvania industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren, Pearce creates a psychologically penetrating portrait of a man who is by turns generous and predatory, inquisitive and closed off, someone who ultimately reveals himself to be capable of true evil.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of evil
Noun
  • With townspeople convinced that the athlete was sucked up by the waves of satanism spreading across the country, a group of outcasts in a band named Dethkrunch decides to lean into the panic, turning the members into targets themselves.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Ben’s found a former member of the troupe who made a video accusing the group of recruiting her for satanism.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 27 June 2024
Definition of satanism
Noun
  • The chaos that followed in the hours after the capital’s fall gave a stark reminder of the enormity of that task.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
  • This album is a call to wrap your deepest self around the enormity at hand.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of enormity
Noun
  • The park, which is now recognized for its inky black skies, has long protected a sprawling system of caves and passages that offer their own brand of darkness.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Set in the long period of winter darkness in Alaska, the mystic crime drama puts Chief Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) and Detective Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis) to work investigating the frozen deaths of seven men at a research facility.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of darkness
Noun
  • Among Assad’s worst atrocities was the 2013 sarin gas attack in the city of Ghouta, which killed more than 1,400 people and was labeled a war crime by the then-UN secretary general.
    Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In 2014, Daesh attacked Sinjar, Iraq, inflicting widespread atrocities on the Yazidi community.
    Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of atrocity
Noun
  • Reports out of fall camp haven’t been super favorable to their offense, and while the defense will, again, be top-notch, a team with this bad of an offense cannot be trusted.
    Austin Mock, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
  • The revenue could come from taxes on bads (pollution, for example) or on rents (including land and, above all, intellectual property).
    Martin Wolf, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2015
Definition of bad
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