Synonyms and antonyms of Morally bad or wrong behaviour in British Thesaurus

evil (noun)

a power that makes people do very bad and cruel things

sin (noun)

an action or way of behaving that you think is morally wrong

wrong (noun)

behaviour that is morally wrong or that breaks a rule

immorality (noun)

behaviour that people think is morally wrong

enormity (noun)

the fact that something is morally wrong, or the degree to which it is morally wrong

decadence (noun)

behaviour that is considered immoral because it concentrates too much on pleasure

depravity (noun)

formal behaviour that is immoral or evil

iniquity (noun)

formal extremely immoral or unfair actions or situations

villainy (noun)

literary evil or criminal behaviour

excess (noun)

behaviour that you consider to be wrong because it is too extreme

backsliding (noun)

informal the lazy behaviour of someone who goes back to doing something bad after not doing it for some time

bad form (noun)

Britishold-fashioned behaviour that people do not like because it breaks a social rule

breach (noun)

a situation in which someone does something that goes against accepted rules of social behaviour

capital offence (noun)

humorous something that is considered a very bad thing to do

cardinal sin (noun)

humorous something that is considered to be bad or wrong and that you must not do

cesspit (noun)

British a place or situation in which people behave in a way that is not moral

cesspool (noun)

a cesspit

cheat (noun)

something that is not correct, but helps you to succeed

corruption (noun)

the process of corrupting someone or something

darkness (noun)

literary evil

debauchery (noun)

behaviour that is considered to be immoral because it involves a lot of sex, alcohol, or illegal drugs

decadence (noun)

so much pleasure that it almost seems morally wrong

degenerate (noun)

formal someone whose behaviour is considered shocking or immoral

delinquency (noun)

criminal or immoral behaviour, especially by young people

dereliction of duty (noun)

a serious failure to do the things that you are responsible for in your job

deviance (noun)

formal behaviour that most people do not consider normal or morally correct

deviation (noun)

behaviour that most people do not consider morally correct

the devil makes/finds work for idle hands ()

used for saying that people who are bored or do not have enough work will start doing things that they should not do

devilry (noun)

literary evil behaviour

enormity (noun)

an action that is morally wrong

the forces of darkness/evil ()

evil influences, for example the devil

frailty (noun)

the condition of having a weak character or weak moral standards

the gutter (noun)

the lowest level of moral standards

heresy (noun)

an action or belief that is very different from things people usually do or believe and is considered wrong

hypocrisy (noun)

behaviour in which someone claims to have certain moral principles or beliefs but behaves in a way that shows they are not sincere

impropriety (noun)

formal behaviour that is not honest, professional, or socially acceptable

misbehavior ()

the American spelling of misbehaviour

misbehaviour (noun)

bad behaviour or behaviour that offends other people

misdeed (noun)

formal an action that is wrong or illegal

misdemeanor ()

the American spelling of misdemeanour

misdemeanour (noun)

formal an action that is bad or wrong, but not in a serious way

no-no (noun)

informal something that most people do not approve of

nonsense (noun)

unreasonable or annoying behaviour

obscenity (noun)

behaviour or language that is sexually offensive, especially in a film, book, or play

peccadillo (noun)

an immoral action that is not very serious or harmful

sell-out (noun)

informal a situation in which someone does something that is the opposite of what they had promised or that seems to be against their principles

sin (noun)

used about something that some people think is bad but is not really serious

solecism (noun)

formal something that is not considered to be polite behaviour

trespass (noun)

an old word meaning ‘the action of doing something that is not allowed by a moral law’

trouble (noun)

fighting, violence, or bad behaviour

turpitude (noun)

formal behaviour that is dishonest or immoral

twilight world (noun)

a way of living that is mysterious and slightly frightening or immoral

vice (noun)

formal extremely bad and immoral behaviour

violation (noun)

an action that is in opposition to a law, agreement, principle etc

wrong (noun)

used about a particular action or situation

wrongdoing (noun)

formal behaviour that is illegal or not moral