HATEFULNESS Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

hatefulness

noun

Definition of hatefulness

as in malice

the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm her political commentary seems to be nothing more than an exercise in hatefulness and vicious invective

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Recent Examples of hatefulness Trump’s narcissistic obsession with the place, together with the miasmic hatefulness of his words and actions, has caused artists to flee en masse. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2026 Comment sections have always attracted hatefulness and resentment; these ones just happen to encourage it more explicitly. — Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025

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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

Orlando should be proud of the people who gave those words meaning by refusing to let hatred go unanswered.

— Linda Chapin, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
The exchange is one of many contentious clashes between those who oppose data centers in their communities, which have earned bipartisan hatred, and those advocating for them.

— Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of hatred

Noun

Researchers have shown that the venom reduces activity in parts of the nervous system involved in starting movement.

— Tara Deans, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
The arachnids, jet black with a dash of red, cultivate a powerful venom that can be painful to humans.

— Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of venom

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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