Synonyms and antonyms of Morally bad or wrong in British Thesaurus

evil (adjective)

morally bad and causing great harm, especially to society in general

wicked (adjective)

morally wrong and deliberately intending to hurt people

gross (adjective)

gross actions are extremely bad and are considered immoral by most people

immoral (adjective)

morally wrong

deviant (adjective)

deviant behaviour is not considered normal or morally correct by most people

sordid (adjective)

immoral, dishonest, or unpleasant

sinful (adjective)

morally wrong or bad

unethical (adjective)

morally wrong, or against accepted standards of behaviour, especially in a particular profession

amoral (adjective)

used about people’s behaviour, attitudes etc

perverted (adjective)

morally wrong

a lesser man/woman/person ()

someone who is not as good or as moral as someone else

amoral (adjective)

someone who is amoral does not care whether or not their behaviour is morally right

base (adjective)

literary without any moral principles

blameworthy (adjective)

formal deserving to be blamed for something bad that has happened

brazen (adjective)

behaving in a way that is not moral or socially acceptable, and not caring if other people are shocked or offended

brazen (adjective)

used about someone’s behaviour that is not moral or socially acceptable

corrupt (adjective)

doing dishonest, illegal, or immoral things in order to gain money or power

criminal (adjective)

bad, wrong, or unfair in a way that makes you angry

dark (adjective)

morally bad, dangerous, or frightening

debauched (adjective)

someone who is debauched is considered to be immoral, because their way of life involves a lot of sex, alcohol, or illegal drugs

decadent (adjective)

involving a lot of pleasure that is considered immoral

decadent (adjective)

allowing yourself, or providing, so much pleasure that it almost seems morally wrong

degenerate (adjective)

immoral

dishonourable (adjective)

formal considered bad or morally wrong

dissolute (adjective)

formal spending too much time and money on physical pleasures in a way that most people consider immoral

errant (adjective)

formal behaving in a way that is bad or wrong

forbidden (adjective)

forbidden activities or subjects are things you should not do, talk about, or know about, for example because they are considered morally bad

foul (adjective)

literary evil

grubby (adjective)

dishonest and morally bad

hypocritical (adjective)

claiming to have certain moral principles or beliefs but behaving in a way that shows you are not sincere

improper (adjective)

used about things that people find embarrassing or offensive because they involve sex

improper (adjective)

not correct according to the rules

impure (adjective)

old-fashioned impure thoughts and actions are considered to be morally wrong, especially because they involve sex

inappropriate (adjective)

used about behaviour that you think is wrong because it is morally wrong or against acceptable social or professional standards

incorrigible (adjective)

often humorous someone who is incorrigible does bad things or has bad habits and will not change

indefensible (adjective)

impossible to defend from criticism

inhuman (adjective)

not like anything that a human being normally does or has

iniquitous (adjective)

formal extremely immoral or unfair

it takes one to know one ()

used for saying that someone must have a bad quality themselves if they can recognize it in other people

louche (adjective)

Britishformal slightly immoral, often in a way that is attractive

malevolent (adjective)

showing that you want to do something bad to someone

monstrous (adjective)

cruel, unfair, or morally wrong

murky (adjective)

involving activities that are not clearly known and that people think are dishonest or morally wrong

naughty (adjective)

a naughty adult does something that they know they should not do

obscene (adjective)

so unfair or immoral that you feel angry

reprehensible (adjective)

formal very bad and deserving to be criticized

rotten (adjective)

often humorous used about someone who has behaved in an unpleasant way

seamy (adjective)

involving the worst aspects of life such as crime and violence

seedy (adjective)

connected with activities that are illegal or morally wrong, and often looking dirty or unpleasant

squalid (adjective)

something that is squalid is unpleasant because it involves dishonest, illegal, or immoral behaviour

subhuman (adjective)

not as intelligent, kind etc as you think humans should be

taboo (adjective)

humorous not accepted as correct

tainted (adjective)

something that is tainted is spoilt by an unpleasant feature or quality that often makes people not want to be involved with it

tawdry (adjective)

unpleasant, or immoral

trashy (adjective)

informalAmerican someone who is trashy behaves in an immoral way, especially in situations involving sex

unacceptable (adjective)

wrong or harmful, especially by not reaching usual or accepted standards of behaviour, morals etc

unclean (adjective)

mainly literary morally wrong

unforgivable (adjective)

extremely bad and impossible to forgive

ungodly (adjective)

very bad, or unreasonable

unholy (adjective)

very bad

unnatural (adjective)

used for describing behaviour that offends or shocks people because it is not considered normal

unpardonable (adjective)

formal extremely bad or offensive

unsavoury (adjective)

involving unpleasant, dishonest, or immoral things that you do not want to think or talk about

unworthy (adjective)

dishonest, or morally wrong

up to no good ()

doing or planning something bad, illegal, or immoral

up to something ()

doing something wrong or secret

vile (adjective)

formal shocking and morally bad

worthless (adjective)

a worthless person has no good qualities

wrong (adjective)

not morally right