Synonyms for poisonous
ˈpɔɪ zə nəspoi·sonous

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1. poisonousadjective

   Synonyms:
   venomous, attery, toxic

2. poisonousadjective

   Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous

   Synonyms:
   toxic, attery, venomous

3. poisonousadjective

   Inedible due to containing poison; poisonous to eat

   Synonyms:
   attery, venomous, toxic

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1. poisonous

   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, pernicious, perverting, pestiferous, pestilential, ruinous, unhealthful, unwholesome

   Antonyms:
   advantageous, beneficent, beneficial, favorable, good, healthful, helpful, invigorating, life-giving, profitable, rejuvenating, salutary, serviceable, useful, wholesome

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1. poisonous

   Synonyms:
   venomous, infect ant, vicious, corruptive, vitiative, noxious, baneful, malignant, morbific, peccant, virulent, pestiferous, mephitic, deleterious

   Antonyms:
   wholesome, genial, beneficial, sanative, invigorative, healthful, innoxious, restorative, remedial, hygeian

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1. poisonous, toxicantadjective

   having the qualities or effects of a poison

   Synonyms:
   venomous, toxicant, vicious

   Antonyms:
   nontoxic, comestible, atoxic, eatable, unmalicious, edible

2. poisonousadjective

   not safe to eat

   Synonyms:
   venomous, toxicant, vicious

   Antonyms:
   atoxic, comestible, unmalicious, edible, nontoxic, eatable

3. poisonous, venomous, viciousadjective

   marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful

   "poisonous hate"; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip"

   Synonyms:
   virulent, toxicant, deplorable, savage, barbarous, reprehensible, fell, venomous, criminal, condemnable, roughshod, cruel, evil, vicious, deadly, brutal

   Antonyms:
   eatable, unmalicious, atoxic, comestible, nontoxic, edible

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1. poisonousadjective

   Synonyms:
   toxic, toxical, venomous, noxious, baneful, virulent, malignant

   Antonyms:
   nonpoisonous, antidotal

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1. List of paraphrases for "poisonous":

   toxic, venomous, poison, poisoned, noxious, sam

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1. Lindsey Graham:

   Every time someone comes up with idea to give you $25 billion, you should say thank you. The DHS press release is over the top. It’s politically poisonous. It’s ridiculous and I’ve long since stopped paying attention to them.

2. Vicki Cowart:

   We don't yet know the full circumstances and motives behind this criminal action, we share the concerns of many Americans that extremists are creating a poisonous environment that feeds domestic terrorism in this country. We will never back away from providing care in a safe, supportive environment that millions of people rely on and trust.

3. United States:

   When you listen to the kind of poisonous rhetoric that's coming from the other side it's a race to the bottom on who can say the nastiest, ugliest things about immigrants with ignoring the reality that they came from somewhere, too, you know ? Marco Rubio's family fled a dangerous regime that wanted to get nuclear weapons, that were sworn enemies of the United States, where's Marco Rubio come from ? Cuba. But Marco Rubio and the Republicans turn Marco Rubio and the Republicans backs on any Syrians coming into this country. How is it any different ?

4. The President:

   It will be seen as validation of what they already think, that we're not a rule of law country, that's what makes it so poisonous, that they'll think we're just like them and we're not.

5. Assem Barua:

   There is fierce race going on amongst all IAS, IPS and other govt officers as who can do more atrocity on common people by getting poisonous covid vaccine injected in their body overlooking humanity and get fast promotion besides many other rewards