vice

The word “vice” has 1 syllable: vice

It's pronounced as /vaɪs/

What is synonym and antonym for vice?

In the thesaurus, “vice” has 101 synonyms and 43 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for vice along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for vice

abomination
anathema
atrociousness
bad
badness
baseness
blemish
blot
carnality
corruption
corruptness
criminality
debasement
debauchery
decay
defect
deficiency
degeneracy
degeneration
demerit
demimonde
depravedness
depravity
dereliction
despicableness
devilry
deviltry
dirtiness
dissoluteness
dissolution
evil
evildoing
evilness
failing
fault
feet of clay
fiendishness
flaw
foible
frailty
harlotry
heinousness
ill
immorality
imperfection
indecency
iniquitousness
iniquity
lasciviousness
lechery
lewdness
libertinage
libertinism
libidinousness
licentiousness
looseness
lousiness
lowness
lubricity
lust
maleficence
malignance
mar
meanness
minus
miserableness
nit
offense
perversion
pervertedness
profligacy
prostitution
reprehensibleness
rot
sensuality
shortcoming
sin
sinfulness
soft spot
spot
squalor
stain
taboo
tabu
transgression
trespass
turpitude
unscrupulousness
venality
viciousness
vileness
villainousness
villainy
want
wantonness
weak point
weakness
whoredom
wickedness
wretchedness
wrong

Antonyms for vice

advantage
blamelessness
chastity
cleanness
correctness
decency
decorousness
development
excellence
good
good point
goodness
growth
happiness
honesty
honor
improvement
innocence
integrity
kindness
legitimacy
merit
modesty
morality
obedience
perfection
probity
propriety
pureness
purity
rectitude
right
righteousness
rightness
scrupulosity
scrupulousness
seemliness
spotlessness
strength
strong point
uprightness
virtue
virtuousness

Meanings of vice

noun
1. A bad habit.
2. Any of various crimes related (depending on jurisdiction) to prostitution, pornography, gambling, alcohol, or drugs.
3. A defect in the temper or behaviour of a horse, such as to make the animal dangerous, to injure its health, or to diminish its usefulness.
4. A mechanical screw apparatus used for clamping or holding (also spelled vise).
5. A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements.
6. A grip or grasp.
7. A winding or spiral staircase.
8. One who acts in place of a superior.
verb
1. To hold or squeeze with a vice, or as if with a vice.
adjective
1. In place of; subordinate to; designating a person below another in rank.
preposition
1. Instead of, in place of.

Example Sentences

Gambling was considered a serious vice in the past.
He struggled to overcome his vice of smoking.
The detective investigated crimes related to drugs and vice.
Power and greed can lead a person into vice.
The city launched a campaign to reduce vice and corruption.

On this page you'll find 144 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to vice, such as: abomination, advantage, anathema, atrociousness, bad, badness, baseness.

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