What are some opposite words for malicious?

Antonyms for malicious
məˈlɪʃ əsma·li·cious

This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term malicious.

Wiktionary3.0 / 1 vote

  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

Princeton's WordNet3.8 / 6 votes

  1. maliciousadjective

    having the nature of or resulting from malice

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

    Antonyms:
    unmalicious

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. maliciousadjective

    Synonyms:
    hateful, malevolent, rancorous, malignant

How to use malicious in a sentence?

  1. Rudy Giuliani:

    I think the probe is a malicious rumor.

  2. Federal Bureau of Investigation:

    The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a spike in businesses teleworking to communicate and share information over the internet, with this knowledge, malicious cyber actors are looking for ways to exploit telework software vulnerabilities in order to obtain sensitive information, eavesdrop on conference calls or virtual meetings, or conduct other malicious activities.

  3. James Scott, Senior Fellow, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology:

    The health sector continuously get’s pummeled by malicious actors and hackers because their cyber-kinetic security is being managed by “Participation Trophy” winning wimps!

  4. President Barack Obama:

    This Executive Order authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, to impose sanctions on individuals or entities that engage in malicious cyber-enabled activities that create a significant threat to the national security, foreign policy, or economic health or financial stability of the United States.

  5. 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?

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