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Synonyms for pernicious
pərˈnɪʃ əs
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Princeton's WordNet
baneful, deadly, pernicious, pestilent(adj)
exceedingly harmful
Synonyms:
pestiferous, deathly, virulent, baneful, venomous, baleful, mortal, insidious, lethal, pestilent, deadly, plaguey, subtle, pestilential, mortal(a)insidious, pernicious, subtle(adj)
working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
"glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison"
Synonyms:
pestilent, elusive, subtle, baneful, insidious, deadly
English Synonyms and Antonyms
pernicious
Pernicious (Latin per, through, and neco, kill) signifies having the power of destroying or injuring, tending to hurt or kill. Pernicious is stronger than injurious; that which is injurious is capable of doing harm; that which is pernicious is likely to be destructive. Noxious (Latin noceo, hurt) is a stronger word than noisome, as referring to that which is injurious or destructive. Noisome now always denotes that which is extremely disagreeable or disgusting, especially to the sense of smell; as, the noisome stench proclaimed the presence of noxious gases.
Synonyms:
bad, baneful, deadly, deleterious, destructive, detrimental, evil, foul, harmful, hurtful, injurious, insalubrious, mischievous, noisome, noxious, perverting, pestiferous, pestilential, poisonous, ruinous, unhealthful, unwholesomeAntonyms:
advantageous, beneficent, beneficial, favorable, good, healthful, helpful, invigorating, life-giving, profitable, rejuvenating, salutary, serviceable, useful, wholesome
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
pernicious
Synonyms:
hurtful, harmful, noxious, deleterious, detrimental, destructive, deadly, injurious, banefulAntonyms:
beneficial, wholesome, innocuous, undetrimental, innocent, salutary
Dictionary of English Synonymes
pernicious(a.)
Synonyms:
hurtful, deleterious, injurious, detrimental, baneful, baleful, prejudicial, noxious, mischievous, damaging, disadvantageous, destructive, ruinous, fatal
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases:
harmful, perverse, detrimental, damaging, deleterious, malignant, adverse, disastrous, malign, malicious, evil
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#841 | bad | |
#3009 | evil | |
#5680 | adverse | |
#9200 | deadly | |
#9672 | harmful | |
#9718 | foul | |
#9840 | subtle | |
#13351 | destructive | |
#13639 | malicious | |
#13724 | lethal | |
#14146 | mortal | |
#14517 | damaging | |
#15592 | malignant | |
#20139 | elusive | |
#20371 | detrimental | |
#22839 | disastrous | |
#24683 | poisonous | |
#31554 | perverse | |
#31651 | noxious | |
#39559 | insidious | |
#42095 | injurious | |
#42256 | mischievous | |
#43797 | virulent | |
#43999 | deleterious | |
#48711 | pernicious | |
#51420 | venomous | |
#54344 | hurtful | |
#72172 | malign | |
#83422 | deathly | |
#84995 | ruinous | |
#101921 | unwholesome | |
#114245 | baleful | |
#132519 | baneful | |
#177128 | perverting | |
#196741 | unhealthful | |
#227568 | noisome | |
#245384 | pestilent | |
#264537 | pestilential |
Translations for pernicious
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- пагубен, гибеленBulgarian
- verderblich, schädlich, perniziös, tödlich, bösartigGerman
- θανατηφόρος, ολέθριοςGreek
- perniciosoSpanish
- haitallinen, tappava, tuhoisa, turmiollinenFinnish
- nocif, dangereux, délétère, pernicieux, malsain, nuisibleFrench
- sgriosailScottish Gaelic
- jahatIndonesian
- perniciosoItalian
- 有害なJapanese
- погубенMacedonian
- schadelijk, destructief, dodelijkDutch
- zgubny, groźny, szkodliwyPolish
- vătămător, dăunător, perniciosRomanian
- пагубный, гибельный, вредный, тлетворныйRussian
- muzır, pernisiyöz, zararlı, ölümcül, habisTurkish
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