🔄 Synonyms of "Malicious"
14 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| malevolent | Having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others. |
| vindictive | Having a tendency to seek revenge when wronged, vengeful. |
| spiteful | Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm. |
| viciousnoun | Violent, destructive and cruel. |
| venomous | Of an animal (specifically a snake) or parts of its body: producing venom (“a toxin intended for defensive or offensive use”) which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; hence, of a bite or sting: injecting venom. |
| leering | (of a glance) sidelong and slyly lascivious |
| cattynoun | (informal, of a person or remark) With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset, particularly among women. |
| bitchy | (colloquial) Spiteful or malevolent; catty; malicious; unpleasant. |
| despiteful | (archaic) Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate. |
| beady-eyed | Having small, bright eyes. |
| poisonous | Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest. |
| cattish | catlike; in the manner of a cat |
| vixenish | Of or pertaining to a vixen; resembling a vixen. |
| venomed | Containing venom; laced with or steeped in venom. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Malicious"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| benevolent | Having a disposition to do good. |
| goodnoun | Of a person or an animal: |
| unmalicious | Not malicious. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Malicious"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| malevolent | Having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others. |
| spiteful | Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm. |
| despiteful | (archaic) Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate. |
| vicious | Violent, destructive and cruel. |
| catty | (informal, of a person or remark) With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset, particularly among women. |
| bitchy | (colloquial) Spiteful or malevolent; catty; malicious; unpleasant. |
| leering | (of a glance) sidelong and slyly lascivious |
| vindictive | Having a tendency to seek revenge when wronged, vengeful. |
| vixenish | Of or pertaining to a vixen; resembling a vixen. |
| beady-eyed | Having small, bright eyes. |
| venomous | Of an animal (specifically a snake) or parts of its body: producing venom (“a toxin intended for defensive or offensive use”) which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; hence, of a bite or sting: injecting venom. |
| venomed | Containing venom; laced with or steeped in venom. |
| cattish | catlike; in the manner of a cat |
| poisonous | Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest. |
| malevolencenoun | Behavior exhibiting a hostile attitude. |
| ill-intentioned | Having bad intentions; malevolent |
| evilnoun | Intending to harm; malevolent. |
| ill | Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel. |
| malign | Malevolent. |
| malignant | Harmful, malevolent, injurious. |
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