Definitions

malefic

[muh-lef-ik] / məˈlɛf ɪk /

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baneful adj.
fatal adj.
harmful adj.
malign adj.
ominous adj.
sinister adj.
venomous adj.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Images of corporal corruption -- of malefic birth and voracious organs -- stalk his They Came from Within, Rabid, The Brood, Scanners and Videodrome.

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

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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