as in evil
that which is morally unacceptable
a book that ponders the question of the presence of evildoing in a universe controlled by a benevolent Supreme Being
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Recent Examples of evildoing
The show trades the Middle Eastern backdrop of the first season for a South American one, and Pine has to use all his charm and improvisation to get out of a series of increasingly dangerous pickles, all the while worrying that British Security Services might be involved in all the evildoing.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
The series, arranged every year by the Hartford Business Improvement District, opens July 12 with a film where the supernatural evildoing has a Connecticut connection.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2025
The greater the barriers to evildoing, the greater the chances of discouraging causal efforts and upping the ante for the determined cyber crooks.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
And some will remember the evildoing of those who confected the Trump-Russia hoax, the obstructionist chicanery of the authors of the impeachment trial, and the questionable conduct of the Democratic candidate and his family in dubious financial endeavors in Ukraine and China.
—Conrad Black, National Review, 14 Oct. 2020
The idea is that those investigating the president are the witch hunters, determined to accuse Trump and his associates of evildoings.
—Karen Heller, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2019
Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
The series, arranged every year by the Hartford Business Improvement District, opens July 12 with a film where the supernatural evildoing has a Connecticut connection.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2025
The greater the barriers to evildoing, the greater the chances of discouraging causal efforts and upping the ante for the determined cyber crooks.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
And some will remember the evildoing of those who confected the Trump-Russia hoax, the obstructionist chicanery of the authors of the impeachment trial, and the questionable conduct of the Democratic candidate and his family in dubious financial endeavors in Ukraine and China.
—Conrad Black, National Review, 14 Oct. 2020
The idea is that those investigating the president are the witch hunters, determined to accuse Trump and his associates of evildoings.
—Karen Heller, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evildoing
Noun
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Why something with the punch of classical tragedy — love destroyed from within by an inexplicable streak of evil — had to be so over-egged is baffling.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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East of Eden also features Cathy — 2026’s second evil-ish Cathy — who is played by Florence Pugh in the miniseries and has some of the novel’s best scenes and lines.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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While working together on The Unit, David Mamet once told you that good drama isn’t a choice between good and bad; good drama is the choice between two bads.—
Max Gao,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Jan. 2025
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Reports out of fall camp haven’t been super favorable to their offense, and while the defense will, again, be top-notch, a team with this bad of an offense cannot be trusted.—
Austin Mock,
The Athletic,
19 Aug. 2024
Cite this Entry
“Evildoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evildoing. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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