All spiteful synonyms
spiteΒ·ful
S s adj spiteful
- derogatory β If you make a derogatory remark or comment about someone or something, you express your low opinion of them.
- dickens β Charles (John Huffam), pen name Boz. 1812β70, English novelist, famous for the humour and sympathy of his characterization and his criticism of social injustice. His major works include The Pickwick Papers (1837), Oliver Twist (1839), Nicholas Nickleby (1839), Old Curiosity Shop (1840β41), Martin Chuzzlewit (1844), David Copperfield (1850), Bleak House (1853), Little Dorrit (1857), and Great Expectations (1861)
- ill-natured β having or showing an unkindly or unpleasant disposition.
- maleficent β doing evil or harm; harmfully malicious: maleficent destroyers of reputations.
- cruel β Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.
- acrimonious β Acrimonious words or quarrels are bitter and angry.
- malevolent β wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
- demoniac β of, like, or suggestive of a demon; demonic
- anti β You can refer to people who are opposed to a particular activity or idea as antis.
- despiteful β spiteful; malicious
- inhumane β not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.
- ill-tempered β bad or irritable disposition.
- green with envy β If you say that someone is green with envy, you mean that they are very envious indeed.
- appetent β having an eager longing or desire
- ill-disposed β unfriendly, unsympathetic, or having a negative attitude, as toward another person or an idea.
- in-humane β not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.
- mischievous β maliciously or playfully annoying.
- brutish β If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
- malicious β full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- bearish β On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
- nasty β physically filthy; disgustingly unclean: a nasty pigsty of a room.
- malign β to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- hateful β arousing hate or deserving to be hated: the hateful oppression of dictators.
adjective spiteful
- opprobrious β conveying or expressing opprobrium, as language or a speaker: opprobrious invectives.
- cattish β like a cat; feline
- waspish β Waspy.
- embittered β Simple past tense and past participle of embitter.
- cutting β A cutting is a piece of writing which has been cut from a newspaper or magazine.
- oppugnant β opposing; antagonistic; contrary.
- wanton β done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably: a wanton attack; wanton cruelty.
- malignant β disposed to cause harm, suffering, or distress deliberately; feeling or showing ill will or hatred.
- coldhearted β lacking sympathy; unfeeling
- envious β Feeling or showing envy.
- jaundiced β affected with or colored by or as if by jaundice: jaundiced skin.
- wreakful β (obsolete) Vengeful; angry, furious.
- invidious β calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful: invidious remarks.
- coldblooded β having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
adverb spiteful
- cattily β In a catty manner.
- malevolently β wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
- waspishly β In a waspish manner.
- malignantly β disposed to cause harm, suffering, or distress deliberately; feeling or showing ill will or hatred.
- enviously β In an envious manner or to an envious degree.
- malignly β In a malign manner.
- depravedly β in a depraved manner
- hurtfully β In a hurtful manner.
- nastily β physically filthy; disgustingly unclean: a nasty pigsty of a room.
- meanly β moderately.
- crabbily β in a crabby manner
adv spiteful
- ferociously β savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
- maliciously β full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.