Benignity and Wantonness

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Benignity noun - Sympathetic concern for the well-being of others.

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Wantonness is an antonym for benignity.

Nearby Words: benign, benignly

Wantonness noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.

Usage example: the barbaric wantonness with which the guards treated the prisoners of war

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Benignity is an antonym for wantonness.

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Wantonness and Benignity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/benignity/wantonness

Benignity & Wantonness. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/benignity/wantonness>.

Wantonness or Benignity. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/benignity/wantonness.

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