Synonyms and Antonyms of malice
the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm
- there was no reason other than pure malice to spread such disgusting lies all over campus
cattiness, despite, hatefulness, malevolence, maliciousness, malignance, malignancy, malignity, meanness, nastiness, spite, spitefulness, spleen, venom, viciousness
abusiveness, cruelty
abhorrence, abomination, execration, hate, hatred, loathing
animosity, antagonism, antipathy, bitterness, enmity, grudge, hostility, ill will, jaundice, mean-spiritedness, rancor, resentment
despicableness, invidiousness
vengefulness, vindictiveness
aversion, disgust, distaste, horror, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion
bitchery, bitchiness, contempt, disdain
jealousy, pique, resentment, scorn
bile, rancor, virulence, vitriol
devotion, love, passion
amiability, amicability, amity, civility, cordiality, friendliness, hospitality
adoration, ardor, infatuation, veneration, worship
affection, charity, kindliness, kindness
comity, empathy, friendship, goodwill, sympathy, understanding