spiteful
adjectiveHow many syllables in spiteful?
There are 2 syllables in the word spiteful.Divide spiteful into syllables:
spite · ful
How to pronounce spiteful:
Definition of spiteful:
- spiteful (adjective):
- spiteful or malicious
- filled with or showing spite malicious
- showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite.
Synonyms for spiteful:
bad
barbed
bitchy
bitter
catty
cruel
despiteful
harsh
hateful
ill-disposed
ill-natured
jealous
malevolent
malicious
malign
malignant
mean
nasty
obnoxious
poisonous
rancorous
shrewish
snide
splenetic
venomous
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Antonyms for spiteful:
accepting
accommodating
affable
affectionate
affirmative
agreeable
aiding
almsgiving
altruistic
amenable
amiable
amicable
angelic
anodyne
appreciative
approachable
approving
assisting
attentive
attractive
auspicious
basic
beautiful
benefic
beneficent
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Other 2-syllable words like spiteful
Here are some other common words that have 2 syllables, like spiteful does.
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- squatting
- squeam
- squidward
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- staging
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- stalling
- stalwarts
- stamen
- stammered
- standeth
- stanzas
- starboard
- starkly
- starting
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- sterile
- stetter
- stickboat
- sticker
- stiffened
- stiffly
- stigma
- stingrays
- stipend
- stirrup
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- stomping
- stoners
- storeyed
- strangle
- stratum
- strengthed
- strengthen
- stretcher
- stretches
- stricken
- strolling
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