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 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

His bitterness over his broken dreams not only hangs over his own life, but threatens to shatter his family.

— Steve Palopoli, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Some taste like sweet custard with fruity flourishes, others carry a hint of bitterness, an alcohol tinge or even a peanut butter-like flavor.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of bitterness

Noun

Colt Gray, now 16, pleaded guilty to 55 felony counts, including four counts of malice murder, on Friday.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
The suspect, who has not been identified due to his age, faces two counts of malice murder, possession of a pistol by a minor, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 29 July 2026

Definition of malice

Noun

On the obverse of this hostility is a genuine love of life, at least in some of its forms.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Given the extent of the disruption to oil exports from the Middle East since the start of hostilities between Washington and Tehran, most of the hikes announced by OPEC+ since March have had a negligible impact on the physical crude market.

— Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of hostility

Noun

Cormier says that bees can be dangerous (even dead ones can sting, if stepped on, so long as their stinger and venom sac are still intact).

— Richard Schiffman, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026
That’s because when a snake bites and punctures the skin and transfers venom into the victim’s body, the venom attacks the skin, soft tissue and connective tissue beneath it.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of venom

Noun

Courtney, an Army veteran who served with the 1st Ranger Battalion, immediately recognized the severity of his injury.

— Tori Mason, CBS News, 31 July 2026
But the Dodgers have downplayed the severity of that ailment and are under the impression that throwing doesn’t hurt it.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of severity

Noun

Yet the hatred of Dulles—so absolute in its consensus—reminds me of other ways in which our culture has hardened.

— Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026
Please try to keep your red-state hatreds and prejudices confined within your borders, and leave the rest of us in peace.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of hatred

Noun

He also was arrested on charges of misdemeanor child abuse, unauthorized practice of veterinary medicine for performing surgery on dogs, and dozens of counts of animal cruelty.

— Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
Police identified the suspect as 21-year-old Saleem Martin, who has been charged with kidnapping, theft by taking, simple battery, entering an automobile, cruelty to children and criminal attempt to commit a felony.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

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cattiness

catting (around)

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