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Synonyms & Antonyms of nonlethal
as in nonfatal, nontoxic
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for nonlethal
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for nonlethal
- adverse,
- bad,
- baleful,
- baneful,
- damaging,
- dangerous,
- deleterious,
- detrimental,
- evil,
- harmful,
- hurtful,
- ill,
- injurious,
- mischievous,
- nocuous,
- noxious,
- pernicious,
- prejudicial,
- wicked
- hazardous,
- imperiling
- (or imperilling),
- jeopardizing,
- parlous,
- perilous,
- risky,
- unsafe,
- unsound
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The first known use of nonlethal was in 1625
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