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killer

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of killer

1 likely to cause or capable of causing death
  • killer viruses that claimed millions of lives
Synonyms of killer

baleful, deadly, deathly, fatal, fell, lethal, mortal, murderous, pestilent, terminal, vital
Words Related to killer

baneful, deleterious, destructive, harmful, injurious, noxious, pernicious, truculent

infectious, infective, pestilential, poisonous, sublethal, toxic, virulent

dangerous, grave, grievous, hazardous, jeopardizing, menacing, parlous, perilous, risky, serious, threatening, ugly, unhealthy, unsound

bloody, internecine, sanguinary, sanguine
Near Antonyms of killer

beneficial, restorative, salubrious, salutary

alleviative, corrective, curative, remedial, tonic

advantageous, beneficial, useful

nonpoisonous, nontoxic, safe
Antonyms of killer

healthful, healthy, nonfatal, nonlethal, wholesome
2 requiring considerable physical or mental effort
  • a killer exercise program guaranteed to get you into shape
Synonyms of killer

arduous, Augean, backbreaking, challenging, demanding, difficult, effortful, exacting, formidable, grueling (or gruelling), hard, heavy, herculean, laborious, moiling, murderous, rigorous, rough, rugged, severe, stiff, strenuous, sweaty, tall, testing, toilsome, tough, uphill
Words Related to killer

abstract, abstruse, complex, complicated, elusive, hairy, insoluble, intricate, involved, knotty, opaque, problematic (also problematical), recondite, serious, spiny, stubborn, thorny, ticklish, tricky

bruising, burdensome, exhausting, labored, onerous, oppressive, stressful, taxing, tight, trying

annoying, bothersome, distressing, irksome, troublesome, vexatious

grievous, grim, strict, stringent

brutal, cruel, inhuman, painful
Near Antonyms of killer

achievable, clear, doable, elementary, manageable, uncomplicated

comforting, gentle, painless, relaxed, smooth, soothing

accessible, friendly, idiotproof, user-friendly
Antonyms of killer

cheap, easy, effortless, facile, light, mindless, simple, soft, undemanding

killer

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of killer

1 a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work
  • Weeding out that overgrown garden is going to be a killer.
Synonyms of killer

bear, beast, chore, headache, job, labor
Words Related to killer

drudgery, grind, heavy lifting

effort, strain, sweat

burden, load, weight

bother, nuisance, trouble
Near Antonyms of killer

breeze, child's play, cinch, duck soup, kid stuff, setup, snap
2 a person who kills another person
  • Police captured the killer.
Synonyms of killer

assassin, cutthroat, homicide, manslayer, murderer
Words Related to killer

bravo, hit man, triggerman

butcher, executioner, massacrer, slaughterer, slayer

murderess

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