📖 Definitions of "Noxious"
adjective
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Harmful; injurious.
🔄 Synonyms of "Noxious"
12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pernicious | Causing much harm in a subtle way. |
| harmful | Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious. |
| degradingnoun | Causing or likely to cause someone to feel degraded. |
| baneful | Harmful, injurious. |
| deleterious | (formal) Harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way. |
| injurious | Causing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful. |
| hurtful | Tending to hurt someone's feelings; insulting; lacerating. |
| pestilent | Highly injurious or destructive to life: deadly. |
| deadly | Causing death; lethal. |
| vesicantnoun | Causing blistering to the skin. |
| vesicatorynoun | (medicine) Causing blistering. |
| corrupting | that infects or taints |
↔️ Antonyms of "Noxious"
Words with the opposite meaning.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Noxious"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| hurtful | Tending to hurt someone's feelings; insulting; lacerating. |
| harmful | Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious. |
| injurious | Causing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful. |
| deleterious | (formal) Harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way. |
| pernicious | Causing much harm in a subtle way. |
| degrading | Causing or likely to cause someone to feel degraded. |
| pestilent | Highly injurious or destructive to life: deadly. |
| deadly | Causing death; lethal. |
| vesicant | Causing blistering to the skin. |
| vesicatory | (medicine) Causing blistering. |
| baneful | Harmful, injurious. |
| corrupting | that infects or taints |
| damaging | Causing damage; harmful, injurious. |
| detrimental | Causing damage or harm. |
| nuisancenoun | A minor annoyance or inconvenience. |
| harmnoun | Physical injury; hurt; damage. |
| malicious | Intending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice. |
| disruptive | (business) Causing major change, as in a market. |
| inimical | Unfriendly, hostile. |
| destructive | Causing destruction; damaging. |
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🎨 Adjectives for "Noxious"
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