CATTINESS Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

cattiness

noun

Definition of cattiness

as in bitterness

biting sharpness of feeling or expression the cattiness of the commentary for the televised awards was neither nice nor necessary

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as in malice

the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm there's no reason for saying such hurtful things except sheer cattiness

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Recent Examples of cattiness Through Midge’s eyes, Gregory laid waste to the casual cruelty, cattiness, sexism and narcissism of 90s workplace culture, dating, family relationships, female friendships, consumerism and more. — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 But colleagues’ cattiness and her own insecurity dredge up traumatic memories and send her spiralling into bulimia. — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 12 June 2026 The twist is that Escola encourages the kind of desperate cattiness that the onstage Mary Todd Lincoln herself embodies. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026 While Mean Girls is technically a comedy, its depiction of girl-on-girl cattiness stings incredibly true. — Michelle Kung, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025

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Noun

The salmoriglio, a Calabrian condiment with garlic and herbs similar to chimichurri, features dandelion greens, their bitterness a counter to some of the sweetness.

— Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
The amateur is freed from the pressures of exhibition and sale, but that might just as easily breed bitterness as happiness.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of bitterness

Noun

The Court finds Defendant could not have responded to these instances of 'actual malice' in the First Amended Complaint, as they were not framed as such.

— Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
In October, a Newton County grand jury indicted 43-year-old Taiesha Wilson on charges of malice murder, murder, concealing the death of another, identity theft, and more.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of malice

Noun

Hatred toward minorities is not new in America, but the recent surge in hostility aimed at Indian Americans is staggering.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Riyadh said the discussions were aimed at keeping diplomatic channels open and preventing another escalation in hostilities.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of hostility

Noun

After weighing a few options, the team settled on scorpion antivenom, a costly treatment that can be difficult to produce, often involving injecting venom into horses.

— Robert Hart, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2026
Existing antivenoms are generally produced by immunizing animals, including horses, with venom and extracting antibodies from their blood.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of venom

Noun

But genuinely funny moments are rare, badly outnumbered by done-to-death musings regarding the mysteries of being alive and torturous melodramatic moments in which Klara dully absorbs the severity of Josie’s illness and Chrissy’s sorrow.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Gassman emphasized that the severity of coastal flooding will depend largely on weather conditions.

— Ted Scouten, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of severity

Noun

The rioters waved the Confederate flag, a clear symbol of racist hatred.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
At least one person was killed and four people were injured in a shooting near Paris that may have been motivated by Islamophobic hatred, French officials say.

— Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of hatred

Noun

During a recorded interview, police said that Morillo acknowledged his role in their care, and he was arrested on one count of animal cruelty.

— Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Worse still is cruelty at a level Americans can’t stomach; separation of families, outright brutality against women and the elderly, deaths by indifference, even murder.

— Michael Kiefer, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of cruelty

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catting (around)

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