Good and Hateful

Good

Good adjective - Giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses.
Usage example: we had a good time at the movies

Hateful is an antonym for good.

Nearby Words: goodness, goodly, goody

Hateful

Hateful adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.
Usage example: the girl's classmates were bullying her online, sending her hateful e-mails and text messages

Good is an antonym for hateful in topics: malicious, nasty.

Nearby Words: hate, hated, hatefully, hater

Both words in one sentence

  • The good guys react to him with horror, and he's so hateful that his gaze actually hurts Captain Planet, but the show never explains to its young viewers who exactly he is or what makes him so evil.
  • Alien Abduction The guards, seeing the hateful thief taken by Saint Hyzr's Chariot, assume he's gone for good.
  • The game that inspired Spelunky, Spelunker, was once described as "not just player-unfriendly but downright player-hateful," which is a pretty good assessment.
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