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malefic

[muh-lef-ik] / məˈlɛf ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
baneful
Synonyms
WEAK
baleful calamitous deadly deleterious destructive disastrous evil fatal harmful hurtful noxious pernicious pestilent pestilential poisonous venomous wicked
Antonyms
WEAK
advantageous beneficial beneficient fortunate helpful lucky
ADJECTIVE
fatal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
calamitous cataclysmic catastrophic destructive disastrous fateful incurable inevitable malignant mortal poisonous ruinous virulent
WEAK
baleful baneful deathly final ill-fated ill-starred killing mortiferous noxious pernicious pestilent pestilential terminal
Antonyms
STRONGEST
assisting blessed fortunate harmless healthy helpful
WEAK
healthful life-giving nourishing trivial unimportant unnecessary vital wholesome
ADJECTIVE
harmful
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adverse bad catastrophic damaging destructive detrimental disadvantageous disastrous inimical noxious painful pernicious risky ruinous sinful toxic unhealthy unsafe
WEAK
baleful baneful calamitous cataclysmic consumptive corroding corrupting crippling deleterious dire evil harassing incendiary internecine malicious malignant menacing mischievous murderous nocuous pestiferous pestilential sinister subversive undermining unwholesome virulent
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advantageous aiding assisting beneficial favorable fortunate good harmless healthy helpful honest kind lucky profitable safe upright
ADJECTIVE
malign
Synonyms
WEAK
antagonistic antipathetic bad baleful baneful deleterious despiteful destructive detrimental evil harmful hateful hostile inimical maleficent malevolent malignant noxious pernicious rancorous sinister spiteful vicious wicked
Antonyms
WEAK
aiding benign helpful nice
ADJECTIVE
ominous
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apocalyptic dangerous dark dire dismal gloomy grim haunting perilous portentous prophetic sinister threatening
WEAK
augural baleful baneful clouded direful doomed doomful fateful fearful forbidding hostile ill-boding ill-fated impending inauspicious inhospitable lowering malificent malign minatory precursive premonitory presaging prescient suggestive unfriendly unlucky unpromising unpropitious
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bright cheerful encouraging good happy hopeful joyful light nice pleasant safe secure sunny
WEAK
auspicious lucky promising propitious
ADJECTIVE
sinister
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dire evil malevolent mischievous ominous perverse threatening
WEAK
adverse apocalyptic bad baleful baneful blackhearted corrupt deleterious disastrous dishonest disquieting doomful foreboding harmful hurtful ill-boding inauspicious injurious lowering malign malignant obnoxious pernicious poisonous portentous unfavorable unfortunate unlucky unpropitious woeful
Antonyms
STRONGEST
auspicious good lucky nice
WEAK
benevolent kind
ADJECTIVE
venomous
Synonyms
STRONGEST
destructive malicious noxious rancorous spiteful vicious virulent
WEAK
accidentally on purpose antagonistic baleful baneful catty cussed deadly dirty evil hostile lethal malevolent malign malignant mean mephitic ornery savage toxic toxicant vindictive viperish viperous waspish
Antonyms
STRONGEST
friendly gentle good healthy helpful kind nice
WEAK
praising unpoisonous

Example Sentences

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Giancarlo Esposito plays Beauty’s malefic father and Niecy Nash is her vocally exacting mother.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2022

Will the draftsman's malefic ingenuity prevail over his hostesses' aristocratic arrogance?

From Time Magazine Archive

You may smile or cringe at Nighy's malefic majesty, but either way, you will savor it.

From Time Magazine Archive

By the end, with Reinhold's malefic help, she and Franz will have become the secret agents of their own destruction.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sergeant Hicks said in a malefic whisper that seemed to hiss out of his bowels.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.