Synonyms of hatefulness

hatefulness

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• malice
• hatred
• venom
• cruelty
• spite
• meanness
• maliciousness
• hostility
• malevolence
• spitefulness
• viciousness
• jealousy
• contempt
• malignity
• bitterness
• disgust
• malignancy
• hate
• nastiness
• spleen
• malignance
• disdain
• despite
• cattiness
• animosity
• resentment
• antagonism
• abusiveness
• enmity
• loathing
• vindictiveness
• abhorrence
• rancor
• antipathy
• distaste
• revulsion
• abomination
• mean-spiritedness
• grudge
• horror
• jaundice
• repulsion
• repugnance
• vengefulness
• ill will
• virulence
• bile
• execration
• invidiousness
• scorn
• vitriol
• bitchiness
• bitchery
• aversion
• despicableness
• pique

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• love
• devotion
• passion
• civility
• friendliness
• hospitality
• cordiality
• amiability
• worship
• amity
• adoration
• infatuation
• kindness
• ardor
• affection
• sympathy
• understanding
• veneration
• friendship
• amicability
• kindliness
• charity
• empathy
• goodwill
• comity

Example Sentences

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