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as in corruption
immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society
the use of illegal narcotics is not only a destroyer of personal health but also an iniquity that undermines our society
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as in evil
that which is morally unacceptable
a nation still struggling with the aftereffects of the iniquity of slavery
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Recent Examples of iniquity
For him, gradualism was a virtue: the iniquities of the status quo had to be balanced against the risks of rapid change, which might outstrip the human capacity for adaptation.
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Sebastian Mallaby, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
Journey guitarist Neal Schon dishes on his backstage ritual
While rock band green rooms have been known to be dens of iniquity, that's not the case for Schon, who prefers to prepare for an upcoming gig by sitting with his guitar.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
For long periods of time, the iniquities of the Middle East can appear frozen, and, therefore, manageable.
—Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Its Los Angeles is still stalked by femme fatales and political iniquity, though the old glamour is thinning.
—Zoe Hu, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
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Sebastian Mallaby, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
Journey guitarist Neal Schon dishes on his backstage ritual
While rock band green rooms have been known to be dens of iniquity, that's not the case for Schon, who prefers to prepare for an upcoming gig by sitting with his guitar.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
For long periods of time, the iniquities of the Middle East can appear frozen, and, therefore, manageable.
—Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Its Los Angeles is still stalked by femme fatales and political iniquity, though the old glamour is thinning.
—Zoe Hu, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for iniquity
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He was arrested in 1973 on corruption charges, and his 52-day long trial cost 1.25 million British pounds.Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 25 Dec. 2024
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Adams, 64, was indicted in September on federal corruption charges, pleaded not guilty and denied any wrongdoing.Mark Crudele, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2024
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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
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The show felt joyously anarchic and kind of evil at the same time.Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Perhaps the biggest sin of them all, however, is just how absolutely dull and yawn-inducing Dune: Prophecy is.Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The sins of the Franks and their rulers had made the land fertile for Wiggo and his friends.Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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What captivated me about the series was its unwillingness to sugarcoat the immorality of man.Jason Parham, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
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The history of medicine is too littered with incompetence and immorality to believe that doctors have always been worthy of this status.Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Iniquity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iniquity. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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