Malevolent
Malevolent adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.
Unfortunate and malevolent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unfortunate" instead an adjective "Malevolent".
Nearby Words: malevolence, malevolently
Unfortunate
Unfortunate adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Malevolent and unfortunate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Malevolent" instead an adjective "Unfortunate".
Nearby Word: unfortunately
Related pairs
- sinister and malevolent
- sinister and unfortunate
- wrong and malevolent
- wrong and unfortunate
- evil and malevolent
- evil and unfortunate
- bad and malevolent
- bad and unfortunate
- black and malevolent
- black and unfortunate
- ominous and malevolent
- ominous and unfortunate
- ill and malevolent
- ill and unfortunate
Both words in one sentence
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A story in Hack/Slash Trailers 2 featured the RapeVan, a malevolent van that prowled lovers lanes, raping other vehicles, obliterating them and anyone unfortunate enough to be in them at the time.
Source: Black Comedy Rape
Cite this Source
Unfortunate and Malevolent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/malevolent/unfortunate
Malevolent & Unfortunate. N.p., 2016. Web. 09 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/malevolent/unfortunate>.
Unfortunate or Malevolent. 2016. Accessed August 09, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/malevolent/unfortunate.
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