spite

Synonyms

cattiness, despite, hatefulness, malevolence, malice, maliciousness, malignance, malignancy, malignity, meanness, nastiness, spitefulness, spleen, venom, viciousness;

Near Antonyms

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;

Related Words

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;

contempt, disdain;

jealousy, pique, resentment, scorn;

bile, rancor, virulence, vitriol;

Synonyms

aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, burn (up), chafe, eat, exasperate, frost, gall, get, grate, gripe, hack (off), irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, persecute, pique, put out, rasp, rile, ruffle, vex;

Near Antonyms

appease, conciliate, mollify, oblige, pacify, placate, propitiate;

delight, gladden, gratify, please, satisfy;

assure, cheer, comfort, console, content, quiet, reassure, solace, soothe;

Related Words

hassle, heckle;

nag;

inflame (also enflame), provoke, rouse;

badger, bait, bullyrag (also ballyrag), devil, hagride, harass, harry, pester, plague, tease;

anger, antagonize, enrage, incense, infuriate, madden, rankle, roil;

agitate, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, exercise, freak (out), fret, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, worry;

affront, insult, miff, offend, outrage;

Phrases

get one's goat, get on one's nerves, get to, rub the wrong way, set one's teeth on edge, stick in one's craw, wear on;