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Recent Examples of evil-minded
Men born to freedom are naturally alert to repel invasion of their liberty by evil-minded rulers.
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evil-minded
Adjective
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After Kent’s resignation, Republican hawks denounced him as a kook and a traitor to the cause, without touching on the delicate question of why Trump appointed such a disreputable figure in the first place.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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The right flooring installer will leave you with a beautiful interior and a floor that can last for decades, while a disreputable one can bring you nothing but headaches and ongoing repairs.—
Dan Simms,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The actors sprang to life, staging a lurid scene in which an evil mistress named Selina frames the heroine for killing her unborn child.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Clearly, the Iranian regime is evil.—
Tom Jurkowsky,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Most people in the anglosphere don’t follow this region, and those who do get their opinions from a small number of people with a contemptible worldview.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Apr. 2026
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For a man whose alleged bone spurs kept him out of the Vietnam draft to muse about receiving an award reserved for the bravest of the brave of the American armed forces is contemptible.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Propaganda, in the 1920s and 1930s, was not seen as a nefarious concept.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Now, in return for the $300 million investment that will keep Hypergnosis afloat, Carl expects immediate benefits from Duncan’s nefarious data-collection operation.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But her flame was dimmed for far too long by one ignoble record: having the longest streak in Daytime Emmys history of nominations without a win.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Feb. 2026
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Here, however, Makowsky examines a purely ignoble figure who feels entitled without accomplishing a thing.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Imagine what the outcry would be if Joe Biden had done something so despicable.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Where health insurance is concerned, the result is an escalation of the already despicable situation forced on patients by a lack of public insurance option (owing in no small part to commercial insurance giants themselves).—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Linda Cardellini offers up a killer breakdown to the roaring chorus of the lawn guy’s infernal leaf blower.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
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La Fontaine’s fable runs to 44 lines; after the infernal prologue, the remaining 40 sketch the fortunes of Hell’s two daughters.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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The cast also includes Matthias Schoenaerts, as the villainous Krem of the Yellow Hills, and Jason Momoa — Aquaman in the old DCEU — as Lobo.—
Mark Meszoros,
Twin Cities,
25 Apr. 2026
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Muldoon rose to fame playing Austin Reed on Days of Our Lives from 1992 to 1995, and portrayed the villainous Richard Hart in Melrose Place for three seasons.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Evil-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evil-minded. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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