The words "Malice " & "Malignant" are Synonyms not Antonyms
"Synonyms" are two or more words that have very closely related meanings
"Antonyms" are two or more words that are opposite such as "Big" &"Small
"Homophones" are two or more different written words that have the same pronunciation such as "Bear" and "Bare or "Meat" and "meet
Q/ what does the phrase "I'm going to hit the sack" mean? it has a different meaning than what it actually says