Synonyms for maleficent
- adjective
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Adjective
malevolent, evil, baleful, malign, wicked, sinister, diabolic, malefic, malignant, baneful, harmful, devilish, malicious, pernicious, iniquitous, injurious, demonic, villainous, ungodly, diabolical, vicious, heinous, sinful, nefarious, grim, fiendish, satanic, flagitious formal, naughty dated rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Harmful or evil in intent or effect.
In the tale, a maleficent witch cursed the newborn princess.
Related words
- Other spellings
- maleficient
Example sentences
- evil Grr! Avoid not, unwelcome evil and cowardly beast!
- malevolent This world is controlled by malevolent forces.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| maleficent | steady | |
| evil | rising | |
| malevolent | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- evil2, grim1
- 6 letters
- wicked2, sinful2, malign2
- 7 letters
- harmful2, vicious2, naughty2, demonic3, satanic3, heinous2, ungodly3, baleful2, malefic, baneful
- 8 letters
- sinister3, devilish2, fiendish2, diabolic
- 9 letters
- malicious3, malignant3, nefarious4, injurious4
- 10 letters
- diabolical5, malevolent4, pernicious3, villainous3, iniquitous, flagitious
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (evil2 = 2 syllables).