The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SPITE which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2014.
Maliciousness crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPITE | 67 % | 5 |
| EVIL | 25 % | 4 |
| VENOM | 8 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Maliciousness
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- spitefulness
- spite
- malice
- venom
- malevolence
- viciousness
- hurtfulness
- vengefulness
- vindictiveness
- carelessness
- avariciousness
- underhandedness
Crossword Answer definitions
SPITE noun- Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice
- Vexation; chagrin; mortification.
- To treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart.
- To be angry at; to hate.
- To fill with spite; to offend; to vex.
- Notwithstanding; despite.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SPITE
- Malice
- Venom
- Malicious feeling
- Malevolence
- Meanness
- Malicious feelings
- Vengeful feeling
- Acrimony
- Rancor
- Ill will
More clues leading to the result EVIL
- Agatha Christie's "___ Under the Sun"
- Beyond bad
- Dark forces
- Doctor opposing Austin Powers
- Like Lucifer
- Like some spirits
- Mean business
- Satanic
- Sinister
- Wicked