VILLAINOUSLY Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

villainously

adverb

Definition of villainously

as in hatefully

in a mean or spiteful manner the robber villainously snatched the necklace from the old woman's throat

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Adverb

In other words, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you.

— Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025

Definition of despitefully

Adverb

The researcher said the proof-of-concept code included in the report was stripped down to prevent attackers from using it maliciously.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
In Friday’s ruling, Liman wrote that Baldoni’s team had produced no evidence demonstrating Lively acted maliciously when making her allegations.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026

Definition of maliciously

Adverb

With a goalkeeping howler and a red card, Marcelo Bielsa’s side self-imploded at the end of a bitterly disappointing tournament.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 July 2026
And the organization’s internal splinter groups, the Soviet-leaning Weatherman Underground and the Maoist-leaning Progressive Labor faction fought each other bitterly.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026

Definition of bitterly

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This is a wickedly precise rendering of a young, self-destructive heroine worshiping at the altar of a false idol—and narrated in hindsight, from her later, more perspicacious vantage.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
But the real coup is Dippold's command of tone, deftly pivoting between nightmarish, surreal, wickedly funny, and soul-stirring modes, sometimes within single scenes.

— Samantha Highfill, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026

Definition of wickedly

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Yet somehow, two decades later, the viciously antisemitic Vichy regime planted itself in power; a shocking betrayal by France of some of its most loyal and generous supporters, in a dehumanizing toxic swamp of suspicion, judgment, envy.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Formalizing the sports practice was a natural next step, Lopez said, as Paul Hastings operates in an industry where firms viciously compete for market share.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 13 July 2026

Definition of viciously

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