Venom

Spider-Man's dark rival

Venom is a Marvel Comics character—an alien symbiote that bonds with human hosts, most famously Spider-Man's rival Eddie Brock.

The character has appeared in comics since 1988 and in films since 2018: The Venom movie spawned a sequel. (Lowercase venom is animal poison or spite.)

marvel

symbiote

Codependent living organism

Eddie Brock · comics · supervillain · host · alien · black · tongue · tendrils · Tom Hardy · bonding

figurative

spite

Petty malicious intent

hostility · vitriol · rancor · animosity · viciousness · spitefulness · acidic · caustic · toxic · scathing

biological

poison

Harmful ingested substance

cobra · viper · glands · secretion · neurotoxin · hemotoxin · serpent · injected · potency · lethal

Categories
Opposites
toxicity/harm

Venomantidote

Substance neutralizing harmful agents

antivenom · antivenin · cure · remedy · medicine

emotional malice

Venomkindness

Considerate, caring disposition

sweetness · benevolence · warmth · gentleness · compassion

comic book character morality

VenomSpider-Man

Arachnid-themed masked hero

Captain America · Peter Parker · Superman · Thor · hero

Phrases
Family

venomous, antivenom, envenom, venoms, venomously, envenomed, nonvenomous, antivenoms, envenomation

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG