Synonyms for malicious
məˈlɪʃ əsma·li·cious

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1. maliciousadjective

   Synonyms:
   evil, malevolent

2. maliciousadjective

   Of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite

   Synonyms:
   malevolent, evil

3. maliciousadjective

   Deliberately harmful; spiteful

   He was sent off for a malicious tackle on Jones.

   Synonyms:
   malevolent, evil

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1. maliciousadjective

   having the nature of or resulting from malice

   "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling

   Antonyms:
   unmalicious

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1. maliciousadjective

   Synonyms:
   malevolent, malignant, spiteful, ill-disposed, ill-natured

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1. maliciousadjective

   Synonyms:
   hateful, malevolent, rancorous, malignant

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1. List of paraphrases for "malicious":

   malevolent, malevolence, malignant, ill-intentioned, vicious, intentional, mischievous, evil, wicked, untrusted, harmful, sleepless, pernicious

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1. Ekram Ahmed:

   Anytime source code gets leaked it's not good, hackers can comb through the code, identify deeper flaws for exploit, and sell that previous code on the dark web to malicious threat actors.

2. Rudy Giuliani:

   I think the probe is a malicious rumor.

3. Ella Wheeler Wilcox:

   With care, and skill, and cunning art, She parried Time's malicious dart, And kept the years at bay, Till passion entered in her heart and aged her in a day!

4. Ryan Pack:

   Humanity is in big trouble when adults behave like malicious teenagers and teenagers behave like malicious adults.

5. Wilbur Ross:

   Today's actions prove once again that President Trump will do everything in President Trump power to guarantee our national security and protect Americans from the threats of the Chinese Communist Party, at the President's direction, we have taken significant action to combat China's malicious collection of American citizens' personal data, while promoting our national values, democratic rules-based norms, and aggressive enforcement of U.S. laws and regulations.