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UNRIGHTEOUSNESS Synonyms

15 synonyms for unrighteousness. (exact relations)
1 hypernym for unrighteousness. (close relations)

Best Synonyms for UNRIGHTEOUSNESS

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corruption

noun

n

noun

• lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

• in a state of progressive putrefaction

• decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)

• moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

• destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity

• inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by committing a felony)

evil

adjective

adj

adjective

• morally bad or wrong

noun

• morally objectionable behavior

• the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice

adjective satellite

• having the nature of vice

• having or exerting a malignant influence

guilt

noun

n

noun

• the state of having committed an offense

• remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense

immorality

noun

n

noun

• the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct

• morally objectionable behavior

iniquity

noun

n

noun

• morally objectionable behavior

• an unjust act

injustice

noun

n

noun

• an unjust act

• the practice of being unjust or unfair

lawlessness

noun

n

noun

• a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)

• illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law

malpractice

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage

• a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct

offense

noun

n

noun

• a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others

• a feeling of anger caused by being offended

• a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right

• the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

• the action of attacking an enemy

sin

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• estrangement from god

• (Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna

• an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will

• ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle

• the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet

verb

• commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law

• commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

sinfulness

noun

n

noun

• estrangement from god

transgression

noun

n

noun

• the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle

• the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata

• the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit

vice

noun, adjective

n, adj

noun

• moral weakness

• a specific form of evildoing

wickedness

noun

n

noun

• morally objectionable behavior

• absence of moral or spiritual values

• the quality of being wicked

• estrangement from god

• the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions

wrongdoing

noun

n

noun

• departure from what is ethically acceptable

• activity that transgresses moral or civil law

Best Hypernyms For UNRIGHTEOUSNESS

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