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Synonyms 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

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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. maliciousadjective

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. maliciousadjective

    Synonyms:
    hateful, malevolent, rancorous, malignant

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How to use malicious in a sentence?

  1. Councilwoman Nancy Hoffmann:

    I wish this event had never occurred ; we always grieve the loss of life, but I find nothing in the contemporaneous reporting of this event that convinces me of collusion or malicious action or inaction on the part of the Greensboro Police Department or City personnel.

  2. House Budget Committee:

    These cuts in the Trump budget aren't a tightening of the belt ... They are extreme to a level that is malicious, a level that is intended to do harm.

  3. John Poulos:

    The recent attacks on the democratic process are not singular or isolated events. They are the result of a deliberate and malicious campaign of lies over many months.

  4. Lisa Black:

    There was no malicious attack, the firewalls show that the data was going through, that nothing was being blocked. It was just that the system was slow.

  5. White House spokesman Mark Stroh:

    We are actively engaged with private companies to ensure they understand the public safety and national security risks that result from malicious actors ’ use of their encrypted products and services, however, President Barack Obama administration is not seeking legislation at this time.


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