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Jaleh Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Vice

The government has been able to keep the level of vice to a minimum in my country.

Can you state some synonyms for vice in this sentence?

  

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Vice is not really one type of crime - it can be prostitution, *********** or drug crime. While 'immorality' would fit these, it covers more things than these alone so isn't a great fit. 'Evil' and 'criminality' also fit but they have a broader meaning so it's difficult to find a proper synonym I'm afraid.

  • Vice is not really one type of crime - it can be prostitution, *********** or drug crime.
  • While 'immorality' would fit these, it covers more things than these alone so isn't a great fit.
  • 'Evil' and 'criminality' also fit but they have a broader meaning so it's difficult to find a proper synonym I'm afraid.
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Vice is not really one type of crime - it can be prostitution, *********** or drug crime.

While 'immorality' would fit these, it covers more things than these alone so isn't a great fit.

'Evil' and 'criminality' also fit but they have a broader meaning so it's difficult to find a proper synonym I'm afraid.

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jalehCan you state some synonyms for vice in this sentence?

There is no one-word synonym. Although dictionaries list such words as wickedness, evil, corruption, and sin, these do not fit well in the given sentence.

vice = crimes connected with *** (e.g. prostitution), gaming, and drugs

CJ

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jalehvice
Maybe old-fashioned "meretriciousness" will do.

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