Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

The word "malicious" can be used as adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

unmalicious

Derived Terms

malicious compliance malicious mischief malicious prosecution maliciously maliciousness malvertisement malvertising malware nonmalicious unmalicious

Derived From

malice

Related Terms

harmful malice spite spiteful

Similar Terms

beady eyed beady-eyed bitchy cattish cattish catty despiteful despiteful leering leering malevolent malevolent poisonous poisonous spiteful venomed venomed venomous vicious vindictive vixenish vixenish

Synonym Network

evil malevolent

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