Synonyms of pestilent

pestilent

adjective

1

as in infectious

capable of being passed by physical contact from one person to another

proper hand washing will help prevent the spread of most pestilent diseases

Synonyms & Similar Words

• infectious
• infective
• communicable
• transmissible
• contagious
• catching
• transmittable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• noninfectious
• noncommunicable

2

as in annoying

causing annoyance

pestilent reporters hounding him night and day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• annoying
• irritating
• frustrating
• disturbing
• pestilential
• pestiferous
• aggravating
• vexatious
• irksome
• maddening
• exasperating
• pesky
• vexing
• abrasive
• bothersome
• nettlesome
• painful
• plaguy
• plaguey
• rebarbative
• pesty
• nettling
• galling
• carking
• distractive
• rankling
• peeving
• chafing
• riling
• troublesome
• mischievous
• importunate
• stressful
• troubling
• biting
• displeasing
• infuriating
• burdensome
• disquieting
• distressing
• offensive
• tiresome
• discomforting
• upsetting
• enraging
• spiny
• importune
• worrisome
• trying
• thorny
• angering
• inconveniencing
• bratty
• brattish
• jarring
• grating
• jangling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delightful
• pleasing

3

as in lethal

likely to cause or capable of causing death

pestilent diseases such as bubonic plague and smallpox

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lethal
• deadly
• poisonous
• infectious
• fatal
• infective
• killer
• harmful
• toxic
• murderous
• baleful
• terminal
• dangerous
• mortal
• pernicious
• deathly
• destructive
• injurious
• baneful
• fell
• hazardous
• vital
• virulent
• deleterious
• noxious
• pestilential
• truculent
• serious
• perilous
• threatening
• risky
• ugly
• sublethal
• menacing
• sanguinary
• bloody
• unhealthy
• grievous
• parlous
• grave
• unsound
• internecine
• sanguine
• jeopardizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• healthy
• healthful
• wholesome
• beneficial
• nonfatal
• salubrious
• salutary
• nonlethal
• restorative
• remedial
• corrective
• curative
• useful
• advantageous
• tonic
• safe
• nontoxic
• alleviative
• nonpoisonous