Benefit and Spite

Opposite meaning words

Benefit verb - To provide with something useful or desirable.

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Spite is an antonym for benefit.

Spite verb - To disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts.

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Benefit is an antonym for spite in annoy topic.

Nearby Words: spiteful, spitefully, spiting

human	human benefit	human spite
simple	simple benefit	simple spite
actual	actual benefit	actual spite
personal	personal benefit	personal spite
Other adjectives: general, maximum, scientific.

humanity	benefit humanity	spite humanity
hero	benefit hero	spite hero
man	benefit man	spite man
people	benefit people	spite people
Other words: family, someone, characters, jack, player, enemy, everyone, friends.

Kusumi continues his research for the benefit of the world in spite of increasingly unfavorable odds.

Source: Film / Son of Godzilla
If the character continues to pursue the goal in spite of the fact that they themselves will not benefit from it, they are almost always a hero.

Source: No Place for Me There

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