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Iniquity meaning

  1. Deviation from what is right; gross injustice, sin, wickedness.
  2. An act of great injustice or unfairness; a sinful or wicked act; an unconscionable deed.

Synonyms of Iniquity

wickedness wrongful conduct wrongdoing shabbiness unfairness injustice evildoing transgression immorality evil status condition dark darkness misconduct

Related words

Other words often associated with Iniquity or its synonyms:

activity state evilness black light unjustness manage nefariousness statement shadow good quality

Using Iniquity

  • The main meaning on this page is: Deviation from what is right; gross injustice, sin, wickedness. | An act of great injustice or unfairness; a sinful or wicked act; an unconscionable deed.
  • Useful related words include: wickedness, wrongful conduct, wrongdoing, shabbiness.
  • In the example corpus, iniquity often appears in combinations such as: iniquity and, of iniquity, the iniquity.

Context around Iniquity

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 10 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

civic 1× mine 1× injustice 1× work 1× hate 1×

Often after:

committed 1× nor 1×

Sentence patterns with Iniquity

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and hate iniquity the original 1× and mine iniquity have i 1× by the iniquity of the 1× den of iniquity and the 1× did much iniquity and the 1× did much iniquity but reigned 1× ease the iniquity of homelessness 1× for any iniquity committed in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

aaron and his 1× except of course 1× her head refused 1× his son ethem 1× i acknowledged my 1× in the first 1×

Common sentence endings:

a bit longer 1× back toot sweet 1× freeware including iniquity 1× highlight the negative 1× i not hid 1× is being celebrated 1×

Words around Iniquity

Just before it in the word index:

iniquitous 10 iniquities 9 inioluwa 2 ininskip 2 inini 2 inin 2

Just after it in the word index:

inis 11 inisherin 33 inishmaan 2 inishmore 2 inishowen 8 init 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

abdulrasheed 26 abhinav 26 aboriginals 26 abstractly 26 accidentals 26 accrues 26

Corpus analysis for Iniquity

  • In this selection, "iniquity" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, civic, mine, injustice, committed and nor stand out and add context to how "iniquity" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and hate iniquity the original and and mine iniquity have i. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "iniquity" sits close to words such as abdulrasheed, abhinav and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with iniquity

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Since love does not rejoice in unrighteousness or iniquity (cf. (10 words)

He did much iniquity, and the days of his reign were short. (12 words)

His son Ethem also did much iniquity but reigned a bit longer. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Many Olympia establishments did not want to serve students, the Thurston County sheriff was convinced the school was a den of iniquity and the local Daily Olympian newspaper, tagged The Daily Zero by Evergreeners, loved to highlight the negative. (39 words)

Except, of course, anyone who’s watched more than 10 minutes of “Ted Lasso” knows perfectly well that this is a red herring, and that Higgins will have some perfectly innocent reason for visiting this zone of iniquity. (38 words)

The version seen at the beginning of The Bodyguard (1976) is as follows: The path of the righteous man and defender is beset on all sides by the iniquity of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. (38 words)

Example sentences (17)

Except, of course, anyone who’s watched more than 10 minutes of “Ted Lasso” knows perfectly well that this is a red herring, and that Higgins will have some perfectly innocent reason for visiting this zone of iniquity.

Its remit would be to visit the traditional European capitals of civic iniquity and report back toot sweet.

Her head refused to depart in peace/ honourably, because iniquity was found in her.

I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid.

Ironically Australia’s boasted 27 years of unbroken economic growth has done nothing to ease the iniquity of homelessness (‘‘Homelessness situation ‘not getting any better’’’, Sunday CT, July 15, p.8).

Many Olympia establishments did not want to serve students, the Thurston County sheriff was convinced the school was a den of iniquity and the local Daily Olympian newspaper, tagged The Daily Zero by Evergreeners, loved to highlight the negative.

The level of injustice, iniquity and corruption in the country is still unbelievable.

Aaron and his family are declared by God to be responsible for any iniquity committed in connection with the sanctuary.

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And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

He did much iniquity, and the days of his reign were short.

His son Ethem also did much iniquity but reigned a bit longer.

In the first scene, the extent of Peachum's iniquity is immediately exposed.

Since love does not rejoice in unrighteousness or iniquity (cf.

The grammatical variation on 'Thou didst love justice and hate iniquity', the original of which was said in apostrophe to the canonised virgin not a martyr, whose feast is being celebrated.

The Greek Septuagint text: And I will give the wicked for his burial, and the rich for his death; for he practised no iniquity, nor craft with his mouth.

There were several dozen other BBS programs developed over the DOS era, and many were released under the shareware concept, while some were released as freeware including iniquity.

The version seen at the beginning of The Bodyguard (1976) is as follows: The path of the righteous man and defender is beset on all sides by the iniquity of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.

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Common combinations with iniquity

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "iniquity" in a sentence?
An example: "Except, of course, anyone who’s watched more than 10 minutes of “Ted Lasso” knows perfectly well that this is a red herring, and that Higgins will have some perfectly innocent reason for visiting this zone of iniquity." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "iniquity" from authentic English texts.
What does "iniquity" mean?
Iniquity means: Deviation from what is right; gross injustice, sin, wickedness.
What are synonyms of "iniquity"?
Common synonyms of "iniquity" include: wickedness, wrongful conduct, wrongdoing, shabbiness, unfairness, injustice, evildoing, transgression. Plus 7 more synonyms.
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