Synonyms & related words for malevolence

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of malevolence — including malice, malignity, maliciousness, spitefulness, evilness, viciousness. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to malevolence

Explore words related to malevolence — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include maleficence, nefariousness, cattiness, vindictiveness, malevolent, nastiness, balefulness, deviltry. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for malevolence

Common synonyms for malevolence include malice, malignity, maliciousness, spitefulness, evilness, viciousness, wickedness, badness — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does malevolence come from?

The word malevolence breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: mal-, from Latin malus (“bad, evil”); and -vol, from Latin volo (“wish, will”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.