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MEANNESS Synonyms

There are 24 synonyms of the word meanness. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word meanness. (close relations)

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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

Best Hypernyms For MEANNESS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for meanness, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (8)
malevolence cruelty malevolency malice malignity nastiness stinginess unkindness

Alternatives for ACRIMONY

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