vengefulness

noun

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as in vindictiveness

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Recent Examples of vengefulness This action demonstrates the president’s monumental cruelty, total lack of empathy and compassion, pathological narcissism, boundless vengefulness, abysmal ignorance and glaring immaturity. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026 The thought of this act of petty vengefulness, and others like it, were later on to fill me with remorse. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025 In her boredom — or maybe loose sense of vengefulness — Julie turns her attention to Paul’s best friend, Carey (Kyle Marvin), who has recently split from his wife. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vengefulness
  1. vindictiveness
  2. malice
  3. malevolence
  4. jealousy
  5. spite
  6. virulence
  7. resentment
  8. envy
Noun
  • Manipulation, escalation, flattery and vindictiveness are not the unavoidable price of sounding natural.
    — Puneet Gaur, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Last month, Judge Crenshaw concluded that while there was insufficient evidence to prove actual vindictiveness, the government could not justify its sudden shift from wanting to deport Abrego Garcia to prosecuting him.
    — Laura Romero, ABC News, 22 June 2026
Definition of vindictiveness
Noun
  • The Court finds Defendant could not have responded to these instances of 'actual malice' in the First Amended Complaint, as they were not framed as such.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In October, a Newton County grand jury indicted 43-year-old Taiesha Wilson on charges of malice murder, murder, concealing the death of another, identity theft, and more.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of malice
Noun
  • But not even OpenAI CEO Sam Altman—played here, with unnerving malevolence by Andrew Garfield—is the movie’s star character.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Not malevolence but thoughtlessness was behind Eichmann’s deeds.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of malevolence
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  • Fischer and Wilson’s bawdy fable is predominately about how this flammable hunk makes the rest of the villagers burn up with jealousy.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Her unexpected romance with the creation (Alexander Skarsgård) sparks jealousy in the village.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of jealousy
Noun
  • In spite—or because—of that emphasis on the purely physical, Capra thrived.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • How much of your inspiration and motivation actually comes from spite?
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of spite
Noun
  • Firefighters and authorities in both European countries were caught off guard by the virulence of the fires, which were fueled by high temperatures and the long-term effects of climate change.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • The virulence of the French and Spanish wildfires, fueled by high temperatures and the long-term effects of climate change, caught fire crews and authorities off guard.
    — Mark Carlson, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Definition of virulence
Noun
  • Behavioral science research shows that when change is imposed from above, employees push back productivity drops, and resentment rises.
    — Deborah Lovich, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The episode was a bitter lesson for the group, resulting in resentment and division.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of resentment
Noun
  • That’s according to executive coach Stacy Kim, who says there’s a difference between destructive envy and a more constructive response that helps people learn from others.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Date nights every other week would plainly drive up child-care costs and render average couples with two toddlers at home prostrate with envy.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
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“Vengefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vengefulness. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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