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
Nearby Word: malicious
Virulence
Virulence noun - Biting sharpness of feeling or expression.
Usage example: I was surprised by the virulence of the criticism
Malice is a synonym for virulence in resentment topic. You can use "Malice" instead a noun "Virulence".
Nearby Word: virulent
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- resentment and malice
- resentment and virulence
- hostility and malice
- hostility and virulence
- animosity and malice
- animosity and virulence
- bitterness and malice
- bitterness and virulence
- antagonism and malice
- antagonism and virulence
- gall and malice
- gall and virulence
- spite and malice
- spite and virulence
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Virulence and Malice. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/malice/virulence
Malice & Virulence. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/malice/virulence>.
Virulence or Malice. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/malice/virulence.
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