Synonyms for malice
ˈmæl ɪsmal·ice

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1. malicenoun

   Synonyms:
   evilness, ill will, wickedness

2. malicenoun

   Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. Desire to take pleasure in another's misfortune.

   Synonyms:
   wickedness, ill will, evilness

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1. malice

   Enmity is the state of being an enemy or the feeling and disposition characterizing an enemy (compare ENEMY). Animosity denotes a feeling more active and vehement, but often less enduring and determined, than enmity. Enmity distinctly recognizes its object as an enemy, to be met or dealt with accordingly. Hostility is enmity in action; the term hostilities between nations denotes actual armed collision. Bitterness is a resentful feeling arising from a belief that one has been wronged; acrimony is a kindred feeling, but deeper and more persistent, and may arise from the crossing of one's wishes or plans by another, where no injustice or wrong is felt. Antagonism, as between two competing authors or merchants, does not necessarily imply enmity, but ordinarily suggests a shade, at least, of hostile feeling. Malice is a disposition or intent to injure others, for the gratification of some evil passion; malignity is intense and violent enmity, hatred, or malice. Compare synonyms for ACRIMONY; ANGER; HATRED.

   Synonyms:
   acrimony, animosity, antagonism, bitterness, enmity, hatred, hostility, ill will, malevolence, malignity, rancor, spite

   Antonyms:
   agreement, alliance, amity, concord, friendship, harmony, kindliness, kindness, regard, sympathy

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1. malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venomnoun

   feeling a need to see others suffer

   Synonyms:
   nastiness, cattiness, malevolence, spite, malevolency, spitefulness, venom, bitchiness, maliciousness

2. malevolence, malevolency, malicenoun

   the quality of threatening evil

   Synonyms:
   malevolence, malevolency, spitefulness, maliciousness, venom, malignity, spite

Matched Categories

1. • Evil
   • Malevolence

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1. malicenoun

   Synonyms:
   malevolence, maliciousness, malignity, rancor, venom, hate, spite, ill-will

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1. malicenoun

   Synonyms:
   hatred, rancor, malevolence, animosity

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1. List of paraphrases for "malice":

   mischief, rogue, wickedness, grudge, viciousness, evil-doing

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1. Jed Rakoff:

   I think this an example of very unfortunate editorializing on the part of New York Times, the law here sets a very high standard( for actual malice.) The court finds that that standard has not been met.

2. Kyle Rittenhouse:

   Mr. President, if I could say one thing to you, I would urge you to go back and watch the trial, and understand the facts before you make a statement, it’s actual malice; defaming my character for him to say something like that.

3. Kathy Hochul:

   So now Donald Trump accountants have fired Donald Trump and investigations draw closer to Donald Trump and right on cue, the noise machine gets turned up, fox leads the charge with accusations against me, counting on their audience to fall for it again. And as an aside, they're getting awfully close to actual malice.

4. Wilmer Sanchez:

   I'm taking cash out now. And I've been transferring to my other account, not at Banesco, just in case, this is malice. They've been wanting to take over Banesco for a while.

5. Trevor Reed in a CNN:

   And even if they don't receive some type of exchange for those prisoners, they will do that anyway just out of pure malice just to show United States that,' We took your citizens.'.