Antonyms of adj beatific
2 senses of beatific
Sense 1
beatific -- (experiencing or bestowing celestial joy; "beatific peace")
INDIRECT (VIA joyful) -> sorrowful -- (experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13)
Sense 2
angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted -- (marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic beneficence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother")
INDIRECT (VIA good) -> evil -- (morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds")
Similarity of adj beatific
2 senses of beatific
Sense 1
beatific -- (experiencing or bestowing celestial joy; "beatific peace")
=> joyful (vs. sorrowful) -- (full of or producing joy; "make a joyful noise"; "a joyful occasion")
Sense 2
angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted -- (marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic beneficence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother")
=> good (vs. evil) -- (morally admirable)