Adjective malevolent has 3 senses
- malevolent, malicious - wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred; "a gossipy malevolent old woman"; "failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful"
Antonyms: benevolent, good, good-hearted, kind, kindly, openhearted
- malevolent, malignant - extremely malevolent or malicious; "the malignant tongues of gossipers"
Antonyms: benign, benignant (indirect, via malign)
- malefic, malevolent, malign, evil - having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force"
Antonym: beneficent (indirect, via maleficent)
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