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Synonyms for malevolent
məˈlɛv ə ləntmalev·o·lent

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Wiktionary1.0 / 2 votes

  1. malevolentadjective

    Synonyms:
    malicious, evil

    Antonyms:
    benevolent

  2. malevolentadjective

    having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others

    Synonyms:
    evil, malicious

    Antonyms:
    benevolent

  3. malevolentadjective

    having an evil or harmful influence

    Synonyms:
    evil, malicious

    Antonyms:
    benevolent

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. malevolentadjective

    wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred

    "a gossipy malevolent old woman"; "failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful"

    Synonyms:
    evil, malefic, malign

    Antonyms:
    unmalicious, beneficent

  2. malefic, malevolent, malign, eviladjective

    having or exerting a malignant influence

    "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force"

    Synonyms:
    evil, malefic, malign, vicious

    Antonyms:
    unmalicious, beneficent

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. malevolentadjective

    Synonyms:
    malicious, malignant, spiteful, ill-disposed, ill-natured

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "malevolent":

    malicious, sleepless, evil

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How to use malevolent in a sentence?

  1. Bruce Rogow:

    You could look at things in a malevolent way or you could look at things in a different way.

  2. Joss Whedon:

    We’re talking about a malevolent force, we’re talking about a bad actor in both senses.

  3. Kwon Ji-an:

    I'd gotten treatment out of desperation that I really wanted to live, i don't get hurt any more even though I see those malevolent online comments, but now is time to discuss it as a serious social issue.

  4. Christen Kuikoua:

    As mankind descends into the depths of evil, echoing the times of Joshua, prayer emerges as the singular force capable of summoning God's intervention for our deliverance from the clutches of the malevolent. In the face of our own contemporary challenges, let our collective prayers rise as a beacon of hope, seeking divine mercy and guidance to navigate the shadows that threaten to engulf us.

  5. Martin Prieb:

    The suggestion, implication, or even correlation that the FOP would in any way associate itself with a racist hate group is a sign of just how biased, malevolent, and extreme the media is in their antipathy toward the police, the FOP is the sworn enemy of black people, the sworn enemy of black people, RushsaidSaturday. The FOP has always taken the position that black people can be shot down in the street by members of the Chicago Police Department, and suffer no consequences.


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