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Definition of malignant
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Synonyms & Antonyms for malignant
Synonyms
bad [slang], bitchy, catty, cruel, despiteful, hateful, malevolent, malicious, malign, mean, nasty, spiteful, vicious, virulent
Antonyms
benevolent, benign, benignant, loving, unmalicious
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Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been treated for a malignant tumor discovered on her pancreas, the Supreme Court announced on Friday. — Christina Oehler, Health.com, "Ruth Bader Ginsburg Was Just Treated for A Malignant Tumor on Her Pancreas, Says Supreme Court," 23 Aug. 2019 My mother, Helen, had been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, "Racing! Welcome back to Golden Gate," 15 Aug. 2019 Nancy’s marrow was faltering, but no malignant cells were occupying it. — Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker, "The Promise and Price of Cellular Therapies," 15 July 2019 In 2006, after his then five-year-old daughter overcame a malignant brain tumor that was expected to kill her, Sestak retired from the Navy after 31 years and contemplated his next move. — Jim Geraghty, National Review, "Joe Sestak: The Most Interesting Democrat You Forgot Was Running," 6 Aug. 2019 Research is also picking up on cancer stem cells, malignant cells that resemble stem cells. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "As state funding runs out, California stem cell scientists get $30 million gift," 26 June 2019 Children with cancers that may form malignant cells in their testes, for example, shouldn't have that material grafted back into their body, so other methods are being developed to tackle this issue. — National Geographic, "First primate born using frozen testicle technique," 21 Mar. 2019 The tumors are usually noncancerous (benign), but sometimes can become cancerous (malignant). — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, "Paraguay Man Bullied for His Massive Tumors Has Surgery to Remove 6 Lbs. of Tissue," 14 June 2019 Early multicellular organisms would also have needed to develop defenses against invading malignant cells from other organisms, or transmissible cancers. — Jon Kelvey, Smithsonian, "The Evolution of Sex Could Have Provided a Defense Against Cancer Cells," 11 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'malignant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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