TOXICS Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

toxics

noun

plural of toxic

as in poisons

a substance that by chemical action can kill or injure a living thing tested for toxics in the water supply

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Recent Examples of toxics In late May, about 50,000 people in Orange County were evacuated because, at a Garden Grove site operated by GKN Aerospace, tanks holding a volatile hazardous chemical called methyl methacrylate were at risk of exploding or leaking toxics. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 Munoz is an independent toxicologist working in collaboration with MAHA against pesticides and toxics. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 10 July 2026 Manufacturers should be diligently working to clean up their supply chains and manufacturing practices to ensure their products are free of PFAS and other toxics. — Sarah Todd, STAT, 1 May 2026 The Michigan Legislature passed a law in 2008 meant to protect the public from harmful electronic waste toxics. — Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 27 Dec. 2025 Environmental advocates say the new regulation of air toxics, which was required under a 2022 bill called Public Protections From Toxic Air Contaminants, will make the state’s air cleaner and its people healthier. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025

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Noun

Wildlife officials had found that many of these poisons worked their way through the food chain, sickening and killing owls, raptors, coyotes and mountain lions.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Russia accused of trying to undermine Ukraine's allies Russia has long been accused of targeting its enemies abroad, including by using rare poisons.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of poisons

Noun

The New York Times recently wrote about a study that revealed that one in four NFL players develop brain diseases like CTE.

— Mirin Fader, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Hormonal changes from perimenopause and menopause touch numerous parts of a woman’s health and raise the risk of certain diseases like osteoporosis, diabetes and heart disease.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2026

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For years, survivors and first responders – including many who were sickened from exposure to toxins in the air – have called for more transparency and demanded the release of the documents.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
The hospital – Mount Sinai Medical Center – is still counting the dead from the shocking increase in people now dying from toxins released in the Twin Towers collapse.

— Mike Kelly, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of toxins

Noun

There’s Tanner, the middle of three boys who lives in his hometown and pilots a plane for the family business that sprays pesticides on crops.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
This January, the enforcement division noted in an industry bulletin that problems with that program persist, leading to recalls and advisories for unsafe levels of pesticides.

— Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of pesticides

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