Get to know Malevolent better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like malicious or malefic.
Malevolent meaning
- Having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others.
- Having an evil or harmful influence.
Synonyms of Malevolent
Using Malevolent
- The main meaning on this page is: Having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others. | Having an evil or harmful influence.
- Useful related words include: malicious, malefic, malign, evil.
- In the example corpus, malevolent often appears in combinations such as: the malevolent, of malevolent, and malevolent.
Context around Malevolent
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 8 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Malevolent
- In this selection, "malevolent" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, society, acts and grasp stand out and add context to how "malevolent" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include achieving its malevolent goals and array of malevolent behavior from. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "malevolent" sits close to words such as abiola, afterthought and avatars, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with malevolent
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It was not meant in any malevolent way. (8 words)
Their curiosity proves disastrous as they fall prey to the malevolent Leprechaun’s trap. (14 words)
The malevolent machine, Ultron, shares quite a bit in common with Kang the Conqueror. (14 words)
In this conception, a witch was a member of "a malevolent society presided over by Satan himself and dedicated to the infliction of malevolent acts of sorcery (malefica) on others."sfn Witches were usually female. (35 words)
Still, the sanctions are largely symbolic, since both organizations already are under sweeping existing sanctions for an array of malevolent behavior – from election interference and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to support for terrorist activity. (35 words)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past's incarnation of Ganon was the first to delegate most of his insidious deeds to some malevolent underling—in this case, the dark wizard Agahnim. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
In this conception, a witch was a member of "a malevolent society presided over by Satan himself and dedicated to the infliction of malevolent acts of sorcery (malefica) on others."sfn Witches were usually female.
Aragorn then decides to touch the palantír himself and manages to seize mental ownership of the enchanted stone from Sauron's malevolent grasp.
As the Antaran government took strides to mend relations with the Denobulans, a malevolent force emerged in the form of the True Sons.
Attempting to set up a farm in the New England countryside, the family soon find themselves beset by malevolent and supernatural forces beyond their comprehension.
Based on the Arthurian sorceress of the same name, Morgan le Fay is a powerful and malevolent sorceress in Marvel Comics.
For others, like the National Rifle Association, guns are in fact the best defense against malevolent supernatural forces.
It was not meant in any malevolent way.
No matter how well-meaning the politicians make these encroachments on our rights appear, in the right (or wrong) hands, benevolent plans can easily be put to malevolent purposes.
Still, the sanctions are largely symbolic, since both organizations already are under sweeping existing sanctions for an array of malevolent behavior – from election interference and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to support for terrorist activity.
Their curiosity proves disastrous as they fall prey to the malevolent Leprechaun’s trap.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past's incarnation of Ganon was the first to delegate most of his insidious deeds to some malevolent underling—in this case, the dark wizard Agahnim.
The malevolent machine, Ultron, shares quite a bit in common with Kang the Conqueror.
The synopsis teases, "Their voyage spirals into chaos when a malevolent mining operation threatens their mission and forces them into a high-stakes battle for survival.
This plotline is left unresolved, suggesting that malevolent entities could sponsor human trials with this new serum, creating new Hulks throughout the MCU.
To combat the threat of malevolent users, Google’s chatbot, Bard, has been developed with safety filters.
You eh see Lucians crying and demonstrating in the streets for your malevolent clients.
Australian Broadcasting Boss Attacks Joe Rogan As 'Malevolent Figure Preying On The Public'zerohedge.
Brolin brings a malevolent edge to his performance that fits within Scott’s realistic depiction of history.
He operates by feeding the selfish part of you, the malevolent part of you, the dark agenda part of you, the part of you that you hide from others.
However, she refused to specify what action—if any—she would instigate to thwart it from achieving its malevolent goals.
Common combinations with malevolent
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the malevolent 19×
- of malevolent 8×
- and malevolent 8×
- by malevolent 5×
- malevolent and 5×
- some malevolent 5×
- their malevolent 3×
- this malevolent 3×
- malevolent black 3×
- as malevolent 3×