All spite synonyms
spite
S s noun spite
- hostility β a hostile state, condition, or attitude; enmity; antagonism; unfriendliness.
- cussedness β cursed.
- callousness β made hard; hardened.
- militance β (uncountable) The condition of being militant.
- backbiting β If you accuse someone of backbiting, you mean that they say unpleasant or unkind things about someone who is not present, especially in order to stop them doing well at work.
- wrong β not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- mischievousness β maliciously or playfully annoying.
- embitterment β (uncountable) The state of being embittered.
- waspishness β The quality of being waspish.
- despite β You use despite to introduce a fact which makes the other part of the sentence surprising.
- malevolence β the quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent; ill will; malice; hatred.
- despitefulness β The state or quality of being despiteful.
- malignancy β the quality or condition of being malignant.
- milt β the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- acrimony β Acrimony is bitter and angry words or quarrels.
- churlishness β The state of being churlish.
- cruelty β Cruelty is behaviour that deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.
- impugnment β to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- bile β Bile is a liquid produced by your liver which helps you to digest fat.
- crankiness β ill-tempered; grouchy; cross: I'm always cranky when I don't get enough sleep.
- defiance β Defiance is behaviour or an attitude which shows that you are not willing to obey someone.
- gall β (Pizi) 1840?β94, leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux: a major chief in the battle of Little Bighorn.
- despites β in spite of; notwithstanding.
- wildness β living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
- ill feeling β animosity or resentment felt toward another.
- biles β Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- downs β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- malice β desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness: the malice and spite of a lifelong enemy.
- murderousness β The state or condition of being murderous.
- fiendishness β The quality of being fiendish.
- overbearance β (rare, or, obsolete) Overbearing behaviour; arrogance; imperiousness.
- insensitiveness β Quality of being insensitive.
- invidiousness β (rare) Malevolent provocation of dislike or resentment; the state or quality of being invidious.
- grudge β a feeling of ill will or resentment: to hold a grudge against a former opponent.
- hardheartedness β The state of being hardhearted.
- intractability β not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate: an intractable disposition.
- maliciousness β full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- orneriness β ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper: No one can get along with my ornery cousin.
- bone to pick β (usually with with) An item of disagreement to complain about or resolve.
- jealousy β jealous resentment against a rival, a person enjoying success or advantage, etc., or against another's success or advantage itself.
- envy β A feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck.
- militancy β vigorously active and aggressive, especially in support of a cause: militant reformers.
- grudgingness β The state or quality of grudging.
- nastiness β The state or quality of being nasty.
- malignance β the quality or condition of being malignant.
- enmity β The state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.
- astringency β An astringent taste.
- ill will β hostile feeling; malevolence; enmity: to harbor ill will against someone.