Synonyms for spite
spaɪtspite

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1. spite

   Enmity is the state of being an enemy or the feeling and disposition characterizing an enemy (compare ENEMY). Animosity denotes a feeling more active and vehement, but often less enduring and determined, than enmity. Enmity distinctly recognizes its object as an enemy, to be met or dealt with accordingly. Hostility is enmity in action; the term hostilities between nations denotes actual armed collision. Bitterness is a resentful feeling arising from a belief that one has been wronged; acrimony is a kindred feeling, but deeper and more persistent, and may arise from the crossing of one's wishes or plans by another, where no injustice or wrong is felt. Antagonism, as between two competing authors or merchants, does not necessarily imply enmity, but ordinarily suggests a shade, at least, of hostile feeling. Malice is a disposition or intent to injure others, for the gratification of some evil passion; malignity is intense and violent enmity, hatred, or malice. Compare synonyms for ACRIMONY; ANGER; HATRED.

   Synonyms:
   acrimony, animosity, antagonism, bitterness, enmity, hatred, hostility, ill will, malevolence, malice, malignity, rancor

   Antonyms:
   agreement, alliance, amity, concord, friendship, harmony, kindliness, kindness, regard, sympathy

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1. spite

   Synonyms:
   malice, malevolence, grudge, pique, hatred, ill-will, vindictiveness, rancor, spleen

   Antonyms:
   good will, benevolence, kindliness

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1. malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venomnoun

   feeling a need to see others suffer

   Synonyms:
   nastiness, cattiness, malevolence, malevolency, spitefulness, venom, malice, bitchiness, maliciousness

2. cattiness, bitchiness, spite, spitefulness, nastinessverb

   malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty

   Synonyms:
   nastiness, cattiness, filth, spitefulness, venom, malice, filthiness, bitchiness, foulness, maliciousness

3. hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spiteverb

   hurt the feelings of

   "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"

   Synonyms:
   injure, hurt, suffer, smart, violate, shock, appall, wound, transgress, scandalise, pique, contuse, appal, scandalize, outrage, bruise, go against, breach, pain, offend, infract, anguish, ache, break

Matched Categories

1. • Malevolence

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1. spitenoun

   Synonyms:
   malice, malevolence, rancor, venom, gall, malignity, maliciousness, hate, grudge, pique, ill-nature

2. spitenoun

   Synonyms:
   defiance, opposition, despite, contempt

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1. spitenoun

   Synonyms:
   malignity, malice, rancor, hate, resentment, defiance, spleen

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1. List of paraphrases for "spite":

   regret, sorrow, weigh, sympathy, despite, sadness, grief, defiance

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1. James McNeill Whistler:

   Two and two continue to make four, in spite of the whine of the amateur for three, or the cry of the critic for five.

2. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   In spite of all the tragedy and cruelty, all humans have a kind heart, great spirit, and an insatiable love for the humanity.

3. Hillary Clinton:

   Our work isn't finished, we do have to pay it forward. There are still injustice perpetrated every day across our country, sometimes in spite of the law, sometimes, unfortunately, in keeping with it.

4. Ron Rivera:

   It meant a lot just because of the way these guys fight, in spite of everything that's gone on during the game with the injuries, we were able to come out on top, so good for these guys.

5. Louis Adamic:

   From Mount Hollywood, Los Angeles looks rather nice, enveloped in a haze of changing colors. Actually, and in spite of all the healthful sunshine and ocean breezes, it is a bad place - full of old, dying people, who were born old of tired pioneer parents, victims of America - full of curious wild and poisonous growths, decadent religious cults and fake science, and wildcat enterprises, which, with their aim for quick profit, are doomed to collapse and drag down multitudes of people.