evil-minded

adjective

Definition of evil-mindednext
as in disreputable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evil-minded
  1. disreputable
  2. evil
  3. contemptible
  4. nefarious
  5. ignoble
  6. despicable
  7. infernal
  8. villainous
Adjective
  • His solo debut Compassion gracefully straddles juvenilia and maturity: The music is dreamy, inventive, steeped in youthful obsessions and disreputable radio hits from the ’90s.
    SPIN Team, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
  • They are believed to have consumed drinks tainted with methanol, which is sometimes used as the alcohol in mixed drinks at disreputable bars and can cause severe poisoning, sometimes leading to death.
    David Rising and Jintamas Saksornchai, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of disreputable
Adjective
  • The story of a farmer tasked with protecting a magic baby from an evil queen is not exactly the most original story in the world, but that hasn’t stopped this from becoming a classic, with Warwick Davis as Willow Ufgood and Val Kilmer waving a sword around.
    Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The plot centers on Scott Pilgrim, a Canadian indie rock slacker who falls in love with a girl named Ramona Flowers and then has to fight her seven evil exes in video game-style battles.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of evil
Adjective
  • It’s turned out very badly and the right-wing government of Benjamin Netanyahu is contemptible.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Be open-minded and recognize that even a campaign opponent — even the contemptible Trump — can occasionally be onto something worthwhile.
    George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
Definition of contemptible
Adjective
  • But online misinformation has been used for more nefarious purposes.
    Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Trump has speculated that nefarious motives are at play.
    Peter Cordi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of nefarious
Adjective
  • Anything can happen, but polling trends increasingly suggest that the presidency of Donald Trump, which has itself seemed like an eternity to many, may be heading to its ignoble end.
    Christopher R. Hill, Foreign Affairs, 19 June 2020
  • In fact, the abrupt and ignoble death of his fan-favorite character, the hunky werewolf Alcide Herveaux, early in the final season of the HBO show left him eager to make up for it.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2024
Definition of ignoble
Adjective
  • The mighty Roosevelt Johnson pulls a dual role as the exasperated ghost of Pap and the despicable Uncle Rev.
    Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Ahead of the events depicted in season seven, our young heroes, the students of Class 1-A, have taken to the streets, battling the despicable villains out to take advantage of a country in crisis.
    David Opie, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of despicable
Adjective
  • Christ and his angels battled for your salvation, while the Devil and his many demonic spirits sought to trick and tempt, to pull you into their infernal kingdom.
    James Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The stake, with the hooded heretic, the black man or the witch attached to it, is the burning tree and body of the infernal world.
    John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Definition of infernal
Adjective
  • After the theatrical release of Sonic 2 in 2022, Carrey opened up about getting into character to portray the villainous creator in a behind-the-scenes featurette.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
  • As the screw twists and turns, the Broken Rock, led on the show by the Chairman Thomas Rainwater, find themselves on both the dealing and receiving ends of bad land deals and villainous behavior from local and out-of-state actors.
    Ryleigh Nucilli, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of villainous
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