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vice Synonyms

Another word for vice

Choosing another word for vice depends on context, so the 25 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 4 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

A relatively minor bad habit, personal weakness, or indulgence.

Usage Example

"Drinking a large cup of heavily sweetened coffee every morning is his only bad habit."

Strongest
bad habit
foible
weakness
Strong
failing
fault
indulgence
guilty pleasure
shortcoming
peccadillo
flaw

• noun (Context 2)

Immoral or wicked behavior; a serious moral failing or flaw in character.

Usage Example

"The novel explores the corruption and immorality that plagued the city during the era of prohibition."

Strongest
immorality
iniquity
wickedness
depravity
Strong
sin
corruption
evil
turpitude
degeneracy
wrongdoing

• noun (Context 3)

A mechanical apparatus with two parallel jaws, one fixed and the other movable, used to hold an object firmly in place while work is done upon it.

Usage Example

"He secured the block of oak in the vise before carefully beginning to carve the intricate details."

Strongest
vise
Strong
clamp

• preposition (Context 4)

In the place of; as a substitute for.

Usage Example

"She was appointed to the executive board in place of the retiring director."

Strongest
in place of
instead of
in lieu of

Opposites of vice

The opposite of vice shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

virtue
morality
righteousness
goodness
rectitude
strength
uprightness
strong point
See all opposites of vice

• Nearby Words

vicarage
vicarious
vicariously
vice
viceregal
viceroy
vichy

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Vice. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/vice
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