Thursday, February 9, 2012

What are some antonyms for benevolent?

Malevolent is the obvious one (it's the true antonym, since "mal" means evil and "ben" means good; see also malefactor vs. benefactor, malign vs. benign, and so on). Benevolent literally comes from "wishing well" in Latin, so any words that mean "wishing evil" would be the opposite.



For example: evil, villainous, wretched, mean-spirited, dastardly.What are some antonyms for benevolent?
greedy, malevolent, mean, selfish, spiteful, unkind






stingy, cheap, miserly. These are all I can think of off the top of my head. There are many more!What are some antonyms for benevolent?
Uncharitable or stingy. What are some antonyms for benevolent?
cruel, selfish, mean,
Greedy, selfish
selfish, miserly, tight (slang)

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