Synonyms for malignant
məˈlɪg nəntma·lig·nant

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1. malignantadjective

   Antonyms:
   benign

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1. malignantadjective

   dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)

   Antonyms:
   benign

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1. • Pathology

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1. lethal

   Submitted by rinat on May 31, 2023  

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1. malignantadjective

   Synonyms:
   malign, MALICIOUS, malevolent

2. malignantadjective

   Synonyms:
   (Med.) dangerous, fatal

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1. List of paraphrases for "malignant":

   maligne, vicious, malins, malign, malicious, smart, clever, cancerous, evil, pernicious, crafty

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. malignant

   Synonyms:
   Oncology Cancerous

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1. Richard Kozul-Wright:

   The 'pre-existing conditions' in the occupied territories are essentially malignant. And they will get worse over the coming years as the consequences of COVID-19, inequality, indebtedness, insecurity, (and) insufficient investment have been long-standing problems in the Palestinian occupied territories.

2. Lion Shahab:

   For now, linking a rise in malignant brain tumors to mobile phone usage remains speculative and should not detract from encouraging lifestyle changes which are known to reduce cancer risk, such as adopting a healthy diet, reducing alcohol consumption and stopping smoking.

3. Barbra Streisand:

   The moral immune system of this country has been weakened and attacked, and the AIDS virus is the perfect metaphor for it. The malignant neglect of the last twelve years has led to breakdown of our country's immune system, environmentally, culturally, politically, spiritually and physically.

4. Dan Cantor:

   President Trump signed President Trump second attempt at a Muslim Ban this morning, behind closed doors, admitting that President Trump first order was completely indefensible, the same goes for this one. We call on all elected officials to use every tool in their arsenal to stop this misguided and malignant executive order.

5. Lion Shahab:

   While mobile phone usage in the population increased from less than 15 % to 95 % over the time period studied, we do not see the same increase in malignant brain tumors. This suggests that the strength of any effect, if present, would have to be small, for now, linking a rise in malignant brain tumors to mobile phone usage remains speculative and should not detract from encouraging lifestyle changes which are known to reduce cancer risk, such as adopting a healthy diet, reducing alcohol consumption and stopping smoking.