Synonyms of sins

sins 1 of 2

noun

plural of sin

1

as in crimes

a breaking of a moral or legal code

a child old enough to know that lying is a sin

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crimes
• offences
• violations
• wrongdoings
• trespasses
• misdeeds
• felonies
• transgressions
• debts
• errors
• offenses
• misdoings
• malefactions
• breaches
• corruptions
• lawbreakings
• iniquities
• misdemeanors
• misconducts
• infringements
• peccadillos
• immoralities
• peccadilloes
• hate crimes
• foibles
• faults
• abuses
• bias crimes
• depravities
• vices
• misfeasances
• debaucheries
• illegalities
• criminalities
• falls
• breaks
• downfalls
• descents

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• noncrimes
• innocences
• virtues
• moralities
• impeccabilities
• irreproachabilities

2

as in evils

that which is morally unacceptable

a minister who worries that modern society has abandoned the concept of sin

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evils
• wrongs
• bad
• immoralities
• iniquities
• ills
• atrocities
• villainies
• enormities
• corruptions
• indecencies
• depravities
• debaucheries
• deviltries
• decays
• perversions
• abominations
• cankers
• malefactions
• tabus
• rot
• squalors
• satanisms
• diabolisms
• degeneracies
• devilries
• cancers
• scurrilities
• taboos
• anathemas

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• virtues
• moralities
• rights
• goods
• probities
• decencies
• integrities
• honesties
• rectitudes

3

as in shames

a regrettable or blameworthy act

it's a sin to waste food when people are starving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crimes
• shames
• pities
• outrages
• scandals
• disgraces

4

as in weaknesses

a defect in character

my besetting sin is impatience—I hate to wait for anything

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weaknesses
• faults
• shortcomings
• failings
• deficiencies
• vices
• foibles
• frailties
• derelictions
• demerits
• feet of clay
• evils
• wants
• corruptions
• stains
• imperfections
• flaws
• blemishes
• immoralities
• blots
• depravities
• minuses
• soft spots
• spots
• nits
• Achilles' heels

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• virtues
• merits
• perfections
• excellences
• moralities
• probities
• integrities
• rectitudes

sins

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of sin

as in trespasses

to commit an offense

bless me, Father, for I have sinned

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trespasses
• falls
• wanders
• offends
• strays
• transgresses
• errs
• lapses
• violates
• breaches
• falls from grace
• breaks the law
• infringes
• backslides
• breaks
• messes up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forgives
• justifies
• regrets
• repents
• pardons
• rues