Malice
Malice noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.
Usage example: there was no reason other than pure malice to spread such disgusting lies all over campus
Vindictiveness is a synonym for malice in spite topic. In some cases you can use "Vindictiveness" instead a noun "Malice", when it comes to topics like hate, spitefulness.
Nearby Word: malicious
Vindictiveness
Vindictiveness noun - A malevolent desire for revenge.
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Synonyms for Vindictiveness
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Related pairs
- hostility and malice
- hostility and vindictiveness
- animosity and malice
- animosity and vindictiveness
- meanness and malice
- meanness and vindictiveness
- bitterness and malice
- bitterness and vindictiveness
- spite and malice
- spite and vindictiveness
- ill will and malice
- ill will and vindictiveness
- malevolence and malice
- malevolence and vindictiveness
Both words in one sentence
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However, if you touch something they care about, they instantly turn into something Mother Nature herself couldn't rival in vindictiveness and malice.
Source: Beware the Silly Ones
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Vindictiveness and Malice. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/malice/vindictiveness
Malice & Vindictiveness. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/malice/vindictiveness>.
Vindictiveness or Malice. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/malice/vindictiveness.
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