List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 31

SYNONYMS: bad, evil, wicked.
These adjectives are compared as they mean departing from moral or ethical standards.

Bad is the most inclusive; it applies to what is regarded as being unpleasant, offensive, or blameworthy: bad weather; a bad temper. A bad book is as much work to write as a good one.
Evil, a stronger term, adds to bad connotations of depravity and corruptive influence: The unconscious is not just evil by nature, it is also the source of good.
Wicked suggests conscious or premeditated moral transgression: Hitler was a wicked man, a monstrous product of former wrongs and shame.