Antonym for 'benevolent'.

• A. Benevolent
• B. Malevolent
• C. Kind
• D. Benign

Answer: (B)

Antonym means the opposite meaning. Benevolent describes someone who is kind, generous, and well-meaning. The opposite of that is someone who wishes to do harm or acts with evil intent, which is captured by the word meaning malicious or harmful toward others. That’s why the term describing ill intent is the best fit.

The other options don’t fit as the direct opposite: one repeats the same meaning, another is merely a synonym, and the last describes harmlessness rather than intent. Benign is about being harmless, not about having evil motives, so it’s not the true antonym in this moral sense.