Synonyms for malevolence
malev·o·lence

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1. malevolencenoun

   Hostile attitude or feeling.

   Synonyms:
   malice, ill-will, spite

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1. malevolence

   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, malice, malignity, rancor, spite

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

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1. malevolence, malignitynoun

   wishing evil to others

   Synonyms:
   malice, malignancy, malignance, malevolency, malignity

   Antonyms:
   benevolence

2. malevolence, malevolency, malicenoun

   the quality of threatening evil

   Synonyms:
   malevolency, spitefulness, maliciousness, venom, malignity, malice, spite

   Antonyms:
   benevolence

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1. malevolencenoun

   Synonyms:
   malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, malignity, rancor, venom, hate, grudge, ill-will

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1. List of paraphrases for "malevolence":

   malicious

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