Malign synonyms and antonyms
mə-līn'
Category:
Part of speech:
censure (related)
Censure is defined as to criticize or judge in a harsh manner.
insult (related)
To affront or demean:
slander (related)
To utter a slanderous statement
Miserable, wretched, distressed, suffering.
(Archaic) Poisonous.
Growing or spreading rapidly to the point of harm.
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Full of danger; likely to cause injury, pain, etc.; unsafe; perilous
Causing or able to cause harm; hurtful
Offensive or abusive; slanderous or libelous
The definition of lethal is something very harmful or destructive, especially something that could cause death.
Having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious.
Tending to metastasize:
Causing great injury, destruction, or ruin; fatal; deadly
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Extremely poisonous or injurious; deadly
(Rare) To sprinkle water on, as in baptizing
To speak spitefully or slanderously about (another).
To cause to seem little or smaller than something else:
To levy a false charge against, especially of a vague offense, with the intent to damage someone's reputation or standing.
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To harm or diminish the reputation of.
(Archaic) To blacken
In an evil, wicked, or offensive way
To entangle or catch (a rope, for example).
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To defame someone, especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel.
mudsling
(Printing) To blur or smear.
Smear is defined as to cover or mark with something dirty or messy, or to harm the reputation of a person.
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To soil, sully, damage or compromise
To make false or malicious statements about (someone) in order to cause humiliation or disgrace.
To say defamatory things about someone or something.
nice (antonym)
Used as an intensive with and :
helpful (antonym)
Providing assistance; useful.
aiding (antonym)
hurtful, injurious
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praise (antonym)
Praise is defined as to give someone approval, or to thank God.
uphold (antonym)
To prevent from falling or sinking; support:
Served without milk or cream:
Full of despite.
Having the nature of or resulting from malice; deliberately harmful; spiteful:
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(Slang) Hard to cope with; difficult or troublesome:
The definition of nasty is something that is very dirty, unpleasant or offensive.
The definition of vicious is someone or something that is especially cruel, harsh or violent, especially when the unkindness is done intentionally.
Naughty in a playful way; mischievous
In a bad mood; irritable or cranky.
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cast aspersions on
attack (related)
To begin acting upon harmfully or destructively
crimes (related)
To make defamatory statements about
law (related)
(Informal, Dial.) To take legal action (against)
warn (related)
Strongly suggestive of great harm, menace, or evil
attitude (related)
Characterized by intense ill will or spite
Having or exerting a malignant influence.
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To criticize or disparage, often spitefully or unfairly:
speak unfavorably about
deride (related)
self-serving (related)
chauvinistic (related)
To represent falsely; to inaccurately portray something.
To shock or outrage the moral feelings of; offend by some improper or unconventional conduct; shock
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curse (related)
To call evil or injury down on; damn
Causing death or likely to cause death
beneficial (antonym)
The definition of beneficial is something that has a positive effect or achieves a good result.
Filled with, prompted by, or showing spite; malicious.
demonise (related)
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