villainy
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Synonyms & Antonyms for villainy
Synonyms
bad, evil, evildoing, ill, immorality, iniquity, sin, wrong
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Some fans were upset by Danyâs descent into one-dimensional villainy in the showâs final season. — Adam Epstein, Quartzy, "The weirdest parts of the âGame of Thronesâ finale script," 1 Aug. 2019 But Tshisekedi never made it to president, and his son FĂ©lix managed it only by villainy, like all the rest. — The Economist, "Obituary: Pierre Mambele died on June 8th," 18 July 2019 But does one heroic moment make up for a season full of villainy? — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, "Dacre Montgomery on Billy's 'redemptive' Stranger Things 3 arc: 'I do view him as a hero'," 11 July 2019 Cold cases are reopened, and characters from Brodieâs past (and the earlier books) reappear, bent either on villainy or on avenging some terrible wrong. — The Economist, "Jackson Brodie returns in âBig Skyâ," 4 July 2019 That is some pretty clear, almost cartoonish villainy, compared to the brutal and complicated subject matter of the aforementioned Syrian war documentaries. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare," 30 May 2019 What's more, with a core friendship established by the source film, this sequel takes some really killer risks (at least, for a family-friendly cartoon) in exploring friendship and villainy in ways that viewers likely won't see coming. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Wreck-It Ralph 2 review: Everything we wish Ready Player One had been," 21 Nov. 2018 And in this interview with Entertainment Weekly, showrunner and creator Noah Hawley seems interested less in the idea of Davidâs villainy than in him as a sort of supervillain Walter White. — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, "How Legionâs season 2 finale exposed the emptiness at the showâs core," 17 June 2018 With so much villainy, what is the show saying about a president who empowers women while underhandedly controlling them? — Lonnie Firestone, Glamour, "House of Cards' Final Season Is About Women Gaining Powerâat the Expense of Other Women," 10 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'villainy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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