Synonyms of venom

venom

noun

ˈve-nəm 

1

as in poison

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

an antidote to snake venom

Synonyms & Similar Words

• poison
• toxic
• disease
• toxin
• virus
• pesticide
• toxicant
• bane
• contagion
• insecticide
• cancer
• herbicide
• fungicide
• germicide
• microbicide

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• antidote
• antivenin
• antivenom
• cure
• elixir
• panacea
• mithridate
• cure-all

2

as in malice

the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm

a neighborhood gossip of such venom that she was feared by all and genuinely liked by no one

Synonyms & Similar Words

• malice
• hatred
• cruelty
• spite
• hatefulness
• hostility
• maliciousness
• malevolence
• malignity
• meanness
• viciousness
• bitterness
• spleen
• spitefulness
• jealousy
• malignancy
• contempt
• disgust
• nastiness
• hate
• malignance
• despite
• disdain
• antagonism
• animosity
• cattiness
• resentment
• rancor
• enmity
• loathing
• bile
• antipathy
• distaste
• vindictiveness
• grudge
• jaundice
• abhorrence
• horror
• abomination
• abusiveness
• revulsion
• repulsion
• vitriol
• scorn
• ill will
• virulence
• repugnance
• vengefulness
• execration
• mean-spiritedness
• invidiousness
• aversion
• despicableness
• bitchery
• pique
• bitchiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• love
• passion
• devotion
• hospitality
• friendliness
• cordiality
• civility
• worship
• amiability
• adoration
• amity
• ardor
• infatuation
• sympathy
• affection
• kindness
• veneration
• understanding
• charity
• friendship
• empathy
• goodwill
• kindliness
• amicability
• comity

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of venom

The campaign aimed its venom at a woman who was not an ex-girlfriend, Genevieve McDonald. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026

In a subsequent lecture, Halford noted that snake venom’s effect on the blood was like that of cholera, and modestly suggested that the venom of dead snakes, dried and carried aloft on the wind, might be the cause of that disease. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

The proteins in Komodo dragon venom are too large to pass through modern humans’ stomach linings and would probably have been broken down by the Hobbits’ digestive enzymes, according to Veatch and her colleagues. — ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026

For example, vipers use their fangs to inject venom into their target. — Philip Anderson, The Conversation, 8 July 2026