Evil
Guilty
Guilty adjective - Suffering from or expressive of a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.
Evil and guilty are semantically related in blameworthy topic. Sometimes you can use "Evil" instead an adjective "Guilty".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- The inverse — an Obviously Evil and guilty person going free — is also often seen as a miscarriage of justice; but that is covered by other tropes such as Karma Houdini.
Source: Miscarriage of Justice -
In Case 3, Phoenix must track down his evil twin (nicknamed "Xin Eohp" by Maya) who has gotten a client found guilty with a laughable defense.
Source: Evil Twin -
Angel ends up feeling guilty because his months of brooding over Buffy seems to pale in comparison to the love this completely evil monster felt for his mate and his reaction to her death.
Source: Even Evil Has Loved Ones
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Guilty and Evil. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/evil/guilty
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Guilty or Evil. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/evil/guilty.
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