Synonyms for pestilential
- adjective
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Noxious — causing irritation or annoyance
noxious, poisonous, deadly, malignant, infectious, contagious, epidemic, destructive, troublesome, vexatious, irritating, annoying, pestiferous, catching, pestilent, plaguy, baneful, pesky informal, deleterious, vexing, bothersome, galling
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Causing irritation or annoyance.
Example sentences
- deadly Sloth or laziness is one of the seven deadly sins.
- poisonous It was once believed that tomatoes were poisonous.
- malignant Her face was distorted and malignant with menace.
- noxious The old warehouse is no longer storing any noxious chemicals.
- pernicious A half-truth is more pernicious than a lie.
By length
- 5 letters
- pesky2
- 6 letters
- deadly2, vexing2, plaguy
- 7 letters
- noxious2, galling2, baneful
- 8 letters
- annoying3, catching2, epidemic4
- 9 letters
- poisonous3, malignant3, vexatious3, pestilent
- 10 letters
- infectious3, contagious3, irritating4, pernicious3, bothersome3
- 11 letters
- destructive3, troublesome3, deleterious5, pestiferous
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pesky2 = 2 syllables).