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Synonyms of iniquity

28 similar words · 3 opposite words

Another word for iniquity is wrong. Other synonyms of iniquity are corruption, sin, depravity, outrage and wrongdoing. The opposite of iniquity is well-doing.

Synonyms and similar words for iniquity

nounDeviation from what is right; gross injustice, sin, wickedness.

  • basenessThe quality or condition of being base.
  • depravityThe state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.
  • perversionThe state of being perverted; depravity; vice.

nounAn act of great injustice or unfairness; a sinful or wicked act; an unconscionable deed.

  • outrageAn excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity.
  • atrocity
  • infamyA reprehensible occurrence or situation.
  • turpitudeInherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness.
  • wickednessThe state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.
  • wrongSomething that is immoral or not good.

nounMore synonyms

  • corruptionThe act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased...
  • defilementThe state of being defiled.
  • degeneracyThe state of being degenerate (in all senses).
  • degradation
  • depravationThe state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
  • depravednessThe state of being depraved; depravity.
  • impurityA state of immorality or sin; especially the weakness of the flesh: inchastity.
  • lewdityLewdness; indecency or depravity.
  • malignityThe quality of being malign or malignant; badness, evilness, monstrosity, depravity, maliciousness.
  • misdoingWrongdoing.
  • misguiltOffense; misdeed; crime; fault.
  • obliquityMental or moral deviation or perversity; immorality.
  • peccabilityThe state or quality of being peccable; liability to sin.
  • pollutionMoral or spiritual corruption; impurity, degradation, defilement.
  • sinSinfulness, depravity, iniquity.
  • sinfulnessThe property of being sinful.
  • vitiationMoral corruption.
  • wrongdoingViolation of standards of behavior.
  • pravity archaicPerversion, depravity; wickedness.

Opposite of iniquity

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Meaning of iniquity

  1. noun Deviation from what is right; gross injustice, sin, wickedness.
  2. noun An act of great injustice or unfairness; a sinful or wicked act; an unconscionable deed.

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Questions about synonyms of iniquity

What is another word for iniquity?
Iniquity has 28 synonyms on Word.ws, such as wrong, corruption, sin, depravity, outrage, wrongdoing, perversion and degeneracy.
What is the opposite of iniquity?
The opposite of iniquity is well-doing.
What does iniquity mean?
Iniquity means deviation from what is right; gross injustice, sin, wickedness.

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