Macabre- repugnant, loathsome, grotesque
Mace- cudgel, truncheon, night stick
Macerate- squash, soak, liquefy, mash
Machiavellian- treacherous, deceitful, perfidious, cunning
Opp: ingenuous
Machinations- conspiracies, stratagems, tactics, wiles
Macho- muscleman, masculine, red blooded, virile
Macrocosm- creation, entirety, cosmos, system
Opp: microcosm
Magisterial- authoritative, domineering, high handed, patronizing
Opp: trustworthy
Magnanimous- altruistic, lenient, indulgent, clement
Opp: selfish
Magnificence- virtuosity, opulence, pomp, splendor
Opp: tawdriness
Makeshift- extempore, improvised, provisional
Opp: permanent
Malediction- imprecation, damnation, anathema, execration
Opp: blessing
Malevolent- evil minded, treacherous, malignant, hostile
Malice- revenge, malevolence, animus, cattiness
Opp: benevolence
Maladroit- bungling, gauche, tactless, bungling
Opp: adroit
Malady- infirmity, affliction, ailment, wog
Malaise- melancholy, grief, listlessness, languor
Opp: comfort
Malapropism- misuse, infelicity, solecism
Malignant- invasive, malign, malefic, dangerous
Opp: benign
Malingerer- shirker, idler, skiver
Malodorous- fetid, stinking, pongy, noxious
Opp: fragrant
Maniac- psychopath, screwball, aficionado, enthusiast
Manifestation- display, testimony, apparition, materialization
Marauding- pillaging, plundering, piratical, rapacious
Mash- smash, mush, pulp, crush
Masquerade- deception, façade, bluff, impersonate
Massacre- annihilation, carnage, liquidate, holocaust
Masticate- ruminate, champ, crunch
Meander- twist, ramble, mosey, saunter
Meaty- brawny, stout, fleshy, satisfying
Meek- compliant, tame, docile, shy
Opp: assertive
Melancholy- lugubrious, wretched, dumps, gloominess
Opp: cheerful
Mendicant- beggar, vagrant, mooch
Mercenary- grasping, avaricious, bribable, venal
Meretricious- trashy, tacky, fake, worthless
Meritorious- creditable, estimable, exemplary, deserving
Opp: discreditable
Messy- filthy, tousled, intricate, convoluted
Opp: tidy
Meteoric- speedy, accelerated, swift, spectacular
Opp: gradual
Meticulous- accurate, studious, methodical, diligent
Opp: careless
Midget- dwarf, pygmy, miniature, petite
Opp: giant
Minuscule- minute, dwarf, pitchy, microscopic
Opp: huge
Misanthrope- mishap, setback, calamity, woe
Misbegotten- contemptible, flaming, cursed, illegitimate
Misconstrue- misconceive, mistaken, misread, misinterpret
Misdemeanor- felony, sin, trespass, offence
Miserable- woebegone, melancholy, dismal, churlish
Opp: lovely
Misogynist- chauvinist, sexist
Mollycoddle- cosset, overindulge, pamper
Monotonous- unvarying, repetitive, dullsville, routine
Opp: interesting
Monstrous- horrific, appalling, vicious, barbarous
Opp: small
Morbid- unhealthy, gloomy, depressed, disconsolate
Opp: wholesome
Mordant- trenchant, sardonic, virulent, acerbic
Mortification- discomposure, subjugation, humiliation, subduing
Mucky- grotty, besmirched, gloopy, filthy
Muddle- bewilder, mishmash, hodge-podge, tangle
Multifarious- heterogeneous, diversified, assorted, miscellaneous
Opp: homogeneous
Multitudinous- prolific, myriad, countless, abundant
Mutable- inconsistent, fluctuant, protean, varying
Opp: invariable
Mysterious- reticent, queer, evasive, baffling
Opp: straightforward

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