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Malign

🔄 Synonyms of "Malign"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
malevolent	Having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others.
evilnoun	Intending to harm; malevolent.
malignantnoun	Harmful, malevolent, injurious.
harmful	Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
maleficnoun	Having an evil or harmful influence; baleful.
traduceverb	(transitive) To malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements.
maleficent	Harmful or evil in intent or effect.
injurious	Causing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful.
badmouthverb	(informal, transitive) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.
drag through the mudverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To tarnish or spoil enough so that something or someone is no longer respectable.

↔️ Antonyms of "Malign"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
benign	Kind; gentle; mild.
benignant	(now rare) Kind; gracious; favorable.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Malign"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
maleficnoun	Having an evil or harmful influence; baleful.
evilnoun	Intending to harm; malevolent.
maleficent	Harmful or evil in intent or effect.
malevolent	Having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others.
malignantnoun	Harmful, malevolent, injurious.
badmouthverb	(informal, transitive) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.
traduceverb	(transitive) To malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements.
harmful	Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
injurious	Causing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful.
drag through the mudverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To tarnish or spoil enough so that something or someone is no longer respectable.
malicious	Intending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice.
sinister	Evil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm.
unholy	Not holy; (by extension) evil, impure, or otherwise perverted.
defameverb	To harm or diminish the reputation of; to disparage.
vilenoun	Morally low; base; despicable.
wicked	Evil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible.
belittleverb	(transitive) To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation.
vilifyverb	(transitive) To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
pernicious	Causing much harm in a subtle way.
slurnoun	An extremely offensive and socially unacceptable term targeted at a group of people (such as an ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc.).