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toxic

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of toxic

containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing

  • certain plants are toxic if eaten
Synonyms of toxic

envenomed, poison, poisoned, poisonous, venomous
Words Related to toxic

contagious, infectious, infective, pathogenic, pestilent, pestilential

baneful, deleterious, harmful, hurtful, injurious, malignant, nocuous, noxious, virulent

unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome

calamitous, deadly, fatal, fell, lethal, murderous
Near Antonyms of toxic

beneficial, curative, healthful, healthy, helpful, palliative, remedial, salubrious, salutary, wholesome

benign, harmless, innocuous, inoffensive

nonfatal, nonlethal
Antonyms of toxic

nonpoisonous, nontoxic, nonvenomous

toxic

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of toxic

a substance that by chemical action can kill or injure a living thing

  • tested for toxics in the water supply
Synonyms of toxic

bane, poison, toxin, venom
Words Related to toxic

cancer, contagion, disease, virus

fungicide, germicide, herbicide, insecticide, microbicide, pesticide, toxicant
Near Antonyms of toxic

antidote, antivenin, antivenom, mithridate

cure

cure-all, elixir, panacea

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