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What is another word for Malignant? – 176 Malignant Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    harmful malevolent malicious destructive detrimental deleterious injurious pernicious noxious toxic venomous poisonous deadly fatal lethal malignant cancerous virulent contagious infectious diseased morbid unhealthy unwholesome insidious sinister evil wicked vicious cruel brutal savage ruthless merciless heartless inimical adverse unfavorable hostile antagonistic opposed invidious odious abhorrent repugnant repulsive hateful detestable execrable heinous atrocious

    Meaning of Malignant

    The primary meaning of the word "Malignant" is having or showing a wish to do harm to someone or something.

    Definitions

    • Having or showing a wish to do harm to someone or something
    • (of a disease) very serious and dangerous, or likely to cause death
    • (of a tumor) able or likely to become cancerous

    Etymology of Malignant

    The word "Malignant" comes from the Old French word "maligne", meaning "evil" or "wicked", which is derived from the Latin word "malignus", meaning "evil" or "wicked", which is itself derived from "malus", meaning "bad" or "evil"

    Example Uses

    • The doctor diagnosed the tumor as malignant and recommended immediate surgery
    • The company's malignant influence on the market has led to a decline in sales for smaller businesses
    • The malignant cells had spread to other parts of the body, making treatment more difficult

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    benign harmless innocuous non-toxic non-lethal non-fatal non-deadly non-destructive beneficial advantageous favorable wholesome healthy salutary curative remedial therapeutic restorative rejuvenating revitalizing invigorating refreshing soothing calming pacifying tranquilizing mollifying mitigating alleviating assuaging

    Related Nouns

    tumor cancer disease illness sickness ailment affliction disorder malady pestilence plague epidemic pandemic infection contagion toxin poison venom virus bacteria germ microbe pathogen carcinogen mutagen teratogen lesion cyst growth neoplasm metastasis

    Related Verbs

    harm hurt injure damage destroy devastate ravage wreak inflict impose subject expose infect contaminate pollute poison toxify envenom carcinomatize metastasize spread disseminate propagate proliferate aggravate exacerbate intensify worsen

    Related Adjectives

    deadly fatal lethal toxic poisonous venomous noxious harmful injurious detrimental deleterious pernicious malignant cancerous carcinogenic mutagenic teratogenic pathogenic infectious contagious epidemic pandemic benign harmless innocuous non-toxic non-lethal beneficial advantageous favorable wholesome healthy salutary curative remedial therapeutic