Another word for malignant

Acrimonious, dangerous, and cancerous are another word for malignant. Benevolent and benign are the opposites of malignant. On this page, find 34 synonyms for malignant, parts of speech, and examples of malignant sentences.

Malignant synonyms

Malignant refers to something very dangerous or harmful, especially describing a tumor that is cancerous, invasive, and likely to spread, causing serious health issues or death.

  • Acrimonious
  • Baleful
  • Cancerous
  • Cruel
  • Dangerous
  • Deadly
  • Evil-intentioned
  • Fatal
  • Full of hate
  • Harmful
  • Hostile
  • Incurable
  • Infectious
  • Invasive
  • Lethal
  • Life-threatening
  • Malevolent
  • Malicious
  • Malign
  • Nasty
  • Non-benign
  • Pernicious
  • Poisonous
  • Poisonous
  • Rancorous
  • Spiteful
  • Splenetic
  • Terminal
  • Uncontrollable
  • Venomous
  • Vicious
  • Virulent
  • Metastatic

Malignant sentences

  • The tumor was confirmed as malignant cancer.
  • Her malignant intentions became clear to everyone.
  • Malignant cells spread quickly through his body.
  • They fought against the malignant disease bravely.
  • Malignant tumors require aggressive medical treatment.

Malignant parts of speech

Adjective