Antonyms for MALICIOUS
məˈlɪʃ əsma·li·cious

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1. maliciousadjective

   Synonyms:
   evil, malevolent

2. maliciousadjective

   Of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite

   Synonyms:
   malevolent, evil

3. maliciousadjective

   Deliberately harmful; spiteful

   He was sent off for a malicious tackle on Jones.

   Synonyms:
   malevolent, evil

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1. maliciousadjective

   having the nature of or resulting from malice

   "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling

   Antonyms:
   unmalicious

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1. maliciousadjective

   Synonyms:
   hateful, malevolent, rancorous, malignant

How to use MALICIOUS in a sentence?

1. Mark Heller:

   We believe without question that the case is purely a case of malicious prosecution, how is he going to defend himself if he has no itemization or detail about what he is said to have done?

2. Jeff Sessions:

   Fraudsters can rob people of their life's savings in a matter of minutes, these are malicious and morally repugnant crimes.

3. Shanon Terry:

   I regret the mistake that was made, and it was just that - an unintended mistake. The image posted by me on a political Facebook page was not done with any malicious or harmful intent. Once made aware of the negative portion of the picture I immediately replaced it and followed up with an apology/explanation the next day, my error was rushing to post a thank you note to the outgoing chairperson, in doing so I did not properly review a cut and paste image used in that post from an internet search for a' GOP elephant'. I do not support or agree with any hate group agenda and certainly would not try to further their cause.

4. Michela Menting:

   Organized cybercrime, hacktivists, other state-sponsored groups will take advantage of such sophisticated tools and use them unscrupulously, when you think that companies and individuals still get infected by malware that has been patched years ago, this offers a lucrative opportunity for malicious actors to use some powerful tools.

5. Bill Hudson:

   I had five birth children and I now consider myself a father of three, i no longer recognize Oliver and Kate as my own. I would ask them to stop using the Hudson name. They are no longer a part of my life. Oliver’s Instagram post was a malicious, vicious, premeditated attack.

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