The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ENVY , but the solution may also be LUST which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in LA Times).
A deadly sin crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ENVY | 36 % | 4 |
| LUST | 20 % | 4 |
| SLOTH | 19 % | 5 |
| ANGER | 10 % | 5 |
| PRIDE | 7 % | 5 |
| GREED | 6 % | 5 |
| AVARICE | 2 % | 7 |
| GLUTTONY | 1 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: A deadly sin
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- mortal sin
- cardinal sin
- envy
- sloth
- anger
- avarice
- lust
- pride
- greed
- gluttony
- seven
- malignant
Crossword Answer definitions
ENVY noun- Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).
- An object of envious notice or feeling.
- Hatred, enmity, ill-feeling.
- Emulation; rivalry.
- Public odium; ill repute.
- To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions.
- To have envious feelings (at).
- To give (something) to (someone) grudgingly or reluctantly; to begrudge.
- To show malice or ill will; to rail.
- To do harm to; to injure; to disparage.
- To hate.
- To emulate.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ENVY
- Begrudge
- Covet
- Green signifier
- One of the Seven Deadly Sins
- Deadly sin
- Coveter's sin
- Begrudge, maybe
- Covetousness
- Member of a "deadly" septet
- 50% of moral indignation, per Vittorio De Sica
More clues leading to the result LUST
- Irving Stone's "__ for Life"
- Craving
- Passionate desire
- Deadly sin
- Lasciviousness
- Overpowering passion
- Libidinous yen
- Want only wantonly
- Unseemly want
- Be like a lecher
More clues leading to the result SLOTH
- Laziness
- Upside-down sleeper
- Paragon of slowness
- Sinful inactivity
- A deadly sin
- Animal that sleeps upside down
- Its average ground speed is 6-8 feet per minute
- Slo-mo mammal
- Creepy critter?
- One of the deadly sins
More clues leading to the result ANGER
- Fit of temper
- Rage
- Breathe fire into
- Indignation
- Conniption cause
- Get one's dander up
- Provoke
- Tee off
- Possibly racist Depp movie Part II
- Fury
More clues leading to the result PRIDE
- Elsa's family
- First word in an Austen title
- Serengeti group
- Gay feeling?
- Gay ___
- Fall preceder
- Overweening quality
- Leonine bunch
- Lions club?
- "The possession of fools": Herodotus
More clues leading to the result GREED
- Love of money
- Acquisitiveness
- Cupidity
- "___, for lack of a better word, is good"
- Gollum is possessed by it
- Monstrous hunger
- Avarice
- Fox TV's answer to ... Millionaire
- Von Stroheim film
- Overzealous acquisitiveness
More clues leading to the result AVARICE
- Lust for wealth
- Deadly sin
- Lust for lucre
- Greed
- Insatiable greed
- Galloping greed
- Midas's downfall
- One of the deadly sins
- It's a sin
- Cupidity