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noxious
Synonyms and Antonyms of noxious
- Mixing bleach and ammonia can cause noxious fumes that can seriously harm you.
- noxious smog that for years has been encrusting the historic cathedral with soot
- saw turning farms into housing developments as a noxious use of land
abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, disgusting, distasteful, dreadful, evil, foul, fulsome, gross, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, obnoxious, obscene, odious, offensive, rancid, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting, scandalous, shocking, sickening, ugly
acceptable, agreeable, alluring, appealing, attractive, blessed (also blest), desirable, enjoyable, felicitous, gratifying, heavenly, inviting, likable (or likeable), luscious, nice, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, satisfying, savory (also savoury), sweet, welcome
Synonym Discussion of noxious
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- the claim that pornography has a pernicious effect on society
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- the baneful notion that discipline destroys creativity
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- noxious chemical fumes
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- a diet found to have deleterious effects
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- the detrimental effects of excessive drinking
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