Villainy is an English word with synonyms like evil or evilness. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Villainy in a sentence
Villainy meaning
- Evil or wicked character or behaviour.
- A wicked or treacherous act.
- Ill-treatment, indignity, degrading or shameful treatment of someone.
Synonyms of Villainy
Using Villainy
- The main meaning on this page is: Evil or wicked character or behaviour. | A wicked or treacherous act. | Ill-treatment, indignity, degrading or shameful treatment of someone.
- Useful related words include: villainousness, evil, evilness, transgression.
- In the example corpus, villainy often appears in combinations such as: villainy and, his villainy, to villainy.
Context around Villainy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 13 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Villainy
- In this selection, "villainy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, shame, peak, calculative, resulting, combined and once stand out and add context to how "villainy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include allows their villainy to sprawl and end to villainy once and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "villainy" sits close to words such as accede, adhesion and adjudicate, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with villainy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Her fall to villainy was also too rushed to be compelling. (11 words)
He eventually returned to villainy, resulting in one of the series' most iconic movies. (14 words)
During the reign of the Galactic Empire, most Outer Rim planets became hives of scum and villainy. (17 words)
From his iconic and sinister design to his evil machinations, Scar is peak villainy through and through – but as revealed in an issue of Disney Villains: Scar, Pride Rock’s usurper had yet another skill that nobody knew about – magic. (40 words)
When the reality of the Ancient One is revealed, Mordo's mission to hunt sorcerers is not an act of sheer villainy, but a response to what he sees as a breach of principles. (34 words)
That said, while Billy’s tragic sacrifice came at the end of two seasons’ worth of cartoonish villainy, the moment was moving enough to redeem the character and turn him into a hero. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Both Ursula and Vanessa are melodramatic yet incredibly divine forces, and allows their villainy to sprawl and whip, much like Ursula's tentacles.
DC Comics has a great lineup of supervillains, and characters like Sinestro and Ra's al Ghul use the strange and supernatural in their villainy.
During the reign of the Galactic Empire, most Outer Rim planets became hives of scum and villainy.
Folly, living and believing in a lie, leads to shame, villainy, and death, as we’ve already witnessed and continue to witness among those who claim falsehoods as their guiding light.
From his iconic and sinister design to his evil machinations, Scar is peak villainy through and through – but as revealed in an issue of Disney Villains: Scar, Pride Rock’s usurper had yet another skill that nobody knew about – magic.
He eventually returned to villainy, resulting in one of the series' most iconic movies.
Her fall to villainy was also too rushed to be compelling.
His unerring calculative villainy, combined with the powerful magic at his fingertips, makes him one antagonist that no one wants to come face-to-face with.
However, the film is best known for its iconic standoff sequence when the pillars of heroism, villainy, and moral ambiguity square off in a three-way duel.
It’s one we love to see because it’s an eclectic resume of villainy and nightmare fuel.
Jude Law makes for a decidedly mopey Captain Hook, drained of his campy villainy in favor of a tragic backstory to explain why he’s so mean.
Lobo would be better off if he could just completely let loose, and villainy would give him the perfect chance to do it.
Price's performance is one of the best in any Disney film: he completely loses himself in Ratigan's villainy and rivalry with Basil, which makes it all feel more personal.
Protagonist Izuku Midoriya, for example, is determined to become the next Symbol of Peace and put an end to villainy once and for all.
That said, while Billy’s tragic sacrifice came at the end of two seasons’ worth of cartoonish villainy, the moment was moving enough to redeem the character and turn him into a hero.
The Oscar winner perfectly portrays Asha's hopeful, eager nature, and when her spirit is dimmed by the revelation of Magnifico's villainy, it's easy to empathize with her.
These guys have become synonymous with the Team Rocket brand, and they have fully lived up to the level of low-stakes villainy set in the original video games.
This could complete Beast's slide into villainy, which has become a steadily more tragic throughline of the Krakoa Era.
When the reality of the Ancient One is revealed, Mordo's mission to hunt sorcerers is not an act of sheer villainy, but a response to what he sees as a breach of principles.
As a former lawyer called Harvey Dent, this man was turned to villainy when he was scarred by acid in court.
Common combinations with villainy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- villainy and 7×
- his villainy 7×
- to villainy 6×
- into villainy 5×
- villainy to 4×
- of villainy 4×
- and villainy 3×
- their villainy 2×
- villainy the 2×
- villainy which 2×