Foundation level · Year 4 · free
evil
adjective · Say it: EE-vul
What it means
Foundationvery wicked, cruel and bad
In the pantomime, the evil queen was booed loudly by all the children.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- bad
- sinful
- villainous
- wicked
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- good
- kind
- virtuous
More examples
- The hero in my favourite book defeats an evil wizard and saves the village.
Where the word comes from
It comes from the Old English word 'yfel', meaning bad.
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