Synonyms for spitefulness
Most common
venom malice malevolence maliciousness spite nastiness hatefulness
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Venom
2. Spite
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The state or quality of being spiteful.
- n. 2
The result or product of being spiteful.
Forms
- Plural
- spitefulnesses → venoms, malevolences, malices, maliciousnesses…
Example sentences
- venom There is no antidote for the venom of this snake.
- malice He jostled me unintentionally, not out of malice.
- malevolence I will fight back against Tom's malevolence.
- spite He will not change his mind in spite of my advice.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| spitefulness | rising | |
| venom | steady | |
| malice | steady | |
| malevolence | rising | |
| maliciousness | rising | |
| spite | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- spite1, venom2
- 6 letters
- malice2
- 9 letters
- nastiness3, cattiness
- 10 letters
- bitchiness3
- 11 letters
- malevolence, hatefulness
- 13 letters
- maliciousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (venom2 = 2 syllables).