Synonyms of catty

catty

adjective

as in malicious

having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it

a catty remark that served only to hurt their feelings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• malicious
• cruel
• vicious
• hateful
• nasty
• bitchy
• spiteful
• bad
• virulent
• bitter
• malignant
• malevolent
• venomous
• jealous
• malign
• despiteful
• poisonous
• mean
• harsh
• obnoxious
• vindictive
• hostile
• evil
• vitriolic
• acrimonious
• unkind
• snotty
• envious
• devious
• snide
• derogatory
• resentful
• contemptuous
• snakelike
• rancorous
• scornful
• disparaging
• opprobrious
• jaundiced
• disdainful
• scurvy
• unloving
• mean-spirited
• caustic
• unkindly
• scoundrelly
• baneful
• deprecating
• baleful
• scathing
• inimical
• acrid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loving
• benign
• benevolent
• sympathetic
• warm
• good
• kind
• compassionate
• cordial
• friendly
• pleasant
• amiable
• sweet
• agreeable
• kindly
• nice
• genial
• affable
• gracious
• amorous
• affectionate
• unmalicious
• kindhearted
• benignant
• warmhearted
• good-hearted
• humane
• tender
• noble
• altruistic
• humanitarian
• tenderhearted
• philanthropic
• magnanimous
• high-minded
• philanthropical

Examples of catty in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The costume design will be flashy, the dialogue will be catty, and runway and party scenes will provide plenty of shiny things to look at. —Vulture Staff, Vulture, 24 May 2024

Joan Rivers defended her right to provide catty red carpet commentary about women's bodies in the 2000s, just as Chappelle defends his right to poke fun at trans people now. —Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week Us, theweek, 16 May 2024

The meeting shifted to evasions and personal insults that were decidedly more catty than parliamentary. —Armond White, National Review, 22 May 2024

And unlike most cooking reality competitions on TV, there isn't a catty competition between the bakers. —Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024