Synonyms of sinful
81 similar words · 3 opposite words
Another word for sinful is abandoned. Other synonyms of sinful are wicked, black-hearted, malicious, satanic and sinister. The opposite of sinful is sinless.
Synonyms and similar words for sinful
adjectiveHaving sinned; guilty of sin.
adjectiveConstituting a sin; morally or religiously wrong; wicked; evil.
- diabolicalExtremely wicked or cruel.
- unholy
- abandonedHaving given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked.
- badEvil; wicked.
- bad appleA person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy, especially one who has an adverse influence on others.
- bad seed
- baleful
- scurrilous
- baneful
- baseMorally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.
- black-heartedHaving a wicked, malignant disposition; morally bad.
- darkWithout moral or spiritual light; sinister, malevolent, malign.
- deleterious
- demonicExtremely cruel or evil; abhorrent or repugnant; diabolical.
- depraved
- despicableFit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
- detrimentalCausing damage or harm.
- devilishEvil, wicked.
- evil
- evil-mindedHaving evil thoughts or intentions.
- flagitious literary
- harmfulCausing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
- heinous
- ill-intentionedHaving bad intentions; malevolent.
- ill-natured
- immoralBreaching principles of natural law, rectitude, or justice, and so inconsistent with the demands of virtue, purity, or...
- incorrigible
- iniquitousMorally objectionable; sinful, wicked.
- injurious
- knavishHaving the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent.
- maleficHaving an evil or harmful influence; baleful.
- maleficentHarmful or evil in intent or effect.
- malevolentHaving or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others.
- maliciousIntending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice.
- malign
- malignant
- nefariousSinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.
- no-goodHaving no value, use or merit.
- peccaminousSinful.
- pernicious
- reprehensible
- reprobateRejected by God; damned, sinful.
- satanicEvil, fiendish, devilish or diabolical.
- scathful
- sinisterEvil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm.
- sordid
- ungodlyImmoral, sinful, or wicked.
- vicious
- vile
- villainous
- wickedEvil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible.
- wrong
- arrant datedVery bad; despicable.
- facinorous archaicExtremely wicked.
- iniquous obsoleteSynonym of iniquitous.
- naughty archaic, rareDecadent, had as indulgence, especially an unhealthy one.
- niddering archaicSynonym of nithing (“cowardly, dastardly; notoriously evil or wicked; infamous”).
- nidering archaic
- niding archaic
- nithing archaicNotoriously evil or wicked; infamous.
- sullen obsoleteMischievous; malignant; unpropitious.
adjectiveDecadent (luxuriously self-indulgent).
- epicureanDevoted to luxurious living.
- sybariticOf or having the qualities of a sybarite (“a person devoted to luxury and pleasure”); dedicated to excessive comfort...
- Babylonian figuratively
- decadentLuxuriously self-indulgent.
- epicureal
- epicureous
- epicurishEpicurean.
- hedonicPursuing pleasure in a devoted manner.
- hedonisticDevoted to pleasure.
- intemperateIndulging any appetite or passion to excess, especially the drinking of alcohol.
- lotus-eatingIn the manner of a lotus-eater.
- self-indulgentExhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence.
- sensualisticAdopting or teaching the doctrines of sensualism.
- sybariteSynonym of sybaritic (“of or having the qualities of a sybarite; dedicated to excessive comfort and enjoyment...
- sybariticalSybaritic.
- voluptuarianSynonym of voluptuary.
- voluptuaryOf or relating to the seeking of sensual pleasure.
- luxurious datedEnjoying the pleasures of luxury, accustomed to luxury.
Opposite of sinful
adjectiveHaving sinned; guilty of sin.
adjectiveConstituting a sin; morally or religiously wrong; wicked; evil.
Meaning of sinful
- adjective Having sinned; guilty of sin.
- adjective Constituting a sin; morally or religiously wrong; wicked; evil.
- adjective Decadent (luxuriously self-indulgent).
sinful in other languages
Questions about synonyms of sinful
- What is another word for sinful?
- Sinful has 81 synonyms on Word.ws, such as abandoned, wicked, black-hearted, malicious, satanic, sinister, base and nefarious.
- What is the opposite of sinful?
- The opposite of sinful is sinless. Other antonyms of sinful are unsullied.
- What does sinful mean?
- Sinful means having sinned; guilty of sin.
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