Depravity and Malevolence

Depravity

Depravity noun - A sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior.

Malevolence and depravity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Malevolence" instead a noun "Depravity".

Nearby Words: depraved, deprave, depravation

Malevolence

Malevolence noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.

Depravity and malevolence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Depravity" instead a noun "Malevolence".

Nearby Words: malevolent, malevolently

How words are described

human human depravity human malevolence
natural natural depravity natural malevolence
sheer sheer depravity sheer malevolence
absolute absolute depravity absolute malevolence
Other adjectives: incredible, murderous, further, greater, overall.

Both words in one sentence

  • You Cannot Grasp the True Form Team Fortress 2's Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask "appears as a moldering, eldritch veil of such manifold depravity, the human eye will not process the sheer enormity of its malevolence, and out of self-preservation will merely show you a brown paper bag with a team colored face painted on it."
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Malevolence and Depravity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/depravity/malevolence
Depravity & Malevolence. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/depravity/malevolence>.
Malevolence or Depravity. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/depravity/malevolence.
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