SPITEFULNESS Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

spitefulness

noun

as in malice

the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm cut down their neighbors' tree out of sheer spitefulness

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Noun

Stacey Humphreys, 53, was convicted of malice murder and other crimes in the 2003 killings of 33-year-old Cyndi Williams and 21-year-old Lori Brown in an Atlanta suburb.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Dmitry Gorin, a former prosecutor, said in this case prosecutors would be able to prove implied malice from Rios driving.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of malice

Noun

If someone is bitten, please don’t try to cut the wound or suck out the venom.

— Elaine Reno, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
Unlike its round-bodied namesake, this true spider has two visibly distinct body segments, which are characteristic of spiders, and does produce venom.

— Melissa Petruzzello, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of venom

Noun

Dillard’s work, though not exclusively about nature, often focused on the natural world, the cruelty and beauty of both flora and fauna, narrowing in on the extremity of the biological systems surrounding us.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
They had initially been arrested two months ago on misdemeanor animal cruelty charges.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of cruelty

Noun

On a day of love and spite and contrasts, his words resonate.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Magneto’s words are said in spite to Charles, the man who will miss him the most — who cradles his helmet for hours after Apocalypse has gone, and who keeps reliving the memory of his death over and over again throughout the season.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026

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