Antonyms of noun malevolence

1 of 2 senses of malevolence

Sense 1
malevolence, malignity -- (wishing evil to others)
       Antonym of benevolence (Sense 1)
      => benevolence -- (disposition to do good)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun malevolence

2 senses of malevolence

Sense 1
malevolence, malignity -- (wishing evil to others)
       => hate, hatred -- (the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action)

Sense 2
malevolence, malevolency, malice -- (the quality of threatening evil)
       => evil, evilness -- (the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world")

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