MEANNESS Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word meanness. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for MEANNESS
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acrimony | nounn | |||||||
noun • a rough and bitter manner | ||||||||
animosity | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility | ||||||||
callousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness | ||||||||
cruelty | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering • feelings of extreme heartlessness • the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance | ||||||||
harshness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions • the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses • the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance • excessive sternness | ||||||||
hostility | nounn | |||||||
noun • a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition • a state of deep-seated ill-will • the feeling of a hostile person • violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked | ||||||||
malevolence | nounn | |||||||
noun • wishing evil to others • the quality of threatening evil | ||||||||
malice | nounn | |||||||
noun • feeling a need to see others suffer • the quality of threatening evil | ||||||||
nastiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse • malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty • the quality of being highly unpleasant | ||||||||
ruthlessness | nounn | |||||||
noun • mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity • feelings of extreme heartlessness | ||||||||
spite | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • feeling a need to see others suffer • malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty verb • hurt the feelings of | ||||||||
spitefulness | nounn | |||||||
noun • feeling a need to see others suffer • malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty | ||||||||
unkindness | nounn | |||||||
noun • lack of sympathy | ||||||||
viciousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of extreme cruelty | ||||||||
wickedness | nounn | |||||||
noun • morally objectionable behavior • absence of moral or spiritual values • the quality of being wicked • estrangement from god • the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions | ||||||||
beastliness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being deliberately mean • unpleasant nastiness; used especially of nasty weather | ||||||||
closeness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of being intimate and belonging together • the quality of being close and poorly ventilated • the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance • extreme stinginess • characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes) • close or warm friendship | ||||||||
minginess | nounn | |||||||
noun • extreme stinginess | ||||||||
niggardliness | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • extreme stinginess | ||||||||
niggardness | nounn | |||||||
noun • extreme stinginess | ||||||||