Analysis Complete

malicious

/ malicious /
adjective

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
having the nature of or resulting from malice
"malicious gossip"
"took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling"
Similar:
despiteful spiteful vindictive leering vixenish
Opposites:
unmalicious
adjective Sense 2
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"
Similar:
beady-eyed bitchy catty cattish poisonous venomous vicious venomed
Opposites:
benevolent good
See also:
hateful maleficent malign
Semantic Complexity
52%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
13
Total Relationships
19
Times Searched
2
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despiteful spiteful vindictive leering vixenish unmalicious beady-eyed bitchy catty cattish poisonous venomous