Synonyms for pestilent
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Noxious
2. Pestiferous
Definitions
- adj. 1
Highly injurious or destructive to life: deadly.
- adj. 2
Annoying.
Related words
- Word family
- pestilence pest pestiferous pestilential
Example sentences
- deadly Sloth or laziness is one of the seven deadly sins.
- noxious The old warehouse is no longer storing any noxious chemicals.
- pernicious A half-truth is more pernicious than a lie.
- baneful The world was tainted by the baneful influence of the demon king.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pestilent | steady | |
| deadly | rising | |
| noxious | steady | |
| pernicious | steady | |
| baneful | falling | |
| pestilential | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- deadly2, plaguy
- 7 letters
- noxious2, baneful
- 9 letters
- poisonous3
- 10 letters
- pernicious3
- 11 letters
- pestiferous
- 12 letters
- pestilential
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (deadly2 = 2 syllables).