Loathing
Loathing noun - A very strong dislike.
Usage example: I have an uncompromising loathing for anyone who would deliberately harm an animal
Malevolence and loathing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Malevolence" instead a noun "Loathing".
Malevolence
Malevolence noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.
Usage example: only mindless malevolence would explain this cruel vandalism
Loathing and malevolence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Loathing" instead a noun "Malevolence".
Nearby Words: malevolent, malevolently
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- hostility and loathing
- hostility and malevolence
- animosity and loathing
- animosity and malevolence
- bitterness and loathing
- bitterness and malevolence
- abhorrence and loathing
- abhorrence and malevolence
- abomination and loathing
- abomination and malevolence
- malice and loathing
- malice and malevolence
- spite and loathing
- spite and malevolence
How words are described
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Malevolence and Loathing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/loathing/malevolence
Loathing & Malevolence. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/loathing/malevolence>.
Malevolence or Loathing. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/loathing/malevolence.
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