Synonyms and Antonyms of malevolent
having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it
- the novel grossly oversimplified the conflict as a struggle between relentlessly malevolent villains on one side and faultless saints on the other
bad [slang], bitchy, catty, cruel, despiteful, hateful, malicious, malign, malignant, mean, nasty, spiteful, vicious, virulent
devious, scoundrelly, scurvy, snakelike
acrimonious, bitter, envious, jaundiced, jealous, rancorous, resentful, vindictive, vitriolic
contemptuous, deprecating, derogatory, disdainful, disparaging, mean-spirited, obnoxious, opprobrious, scornful, snide, snotty, unkind, unkindly, unloving
baleful, baneful, evil
harsh, hostile, inimical
acrid, caustic, poisonous, scathing, venomous
compassionate, good, good-hearted, kind, kindhearted, kindly, sympathetic, warm, warmhearted
affable, agreeable, amiable, cordial, friendly, genial, gracious, nice, pleasant
affectionate, amorous, sweet, tender, tenderhearted
humane
altruistic, high-minded, humanitarian, magnanimous, noble, philanthropic (also philanthropical)
