poisonous | Definition of poisonous

Synonyms and Antonyms of poisonous

containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing

some evil person was leaving out poisonous meat for neighborhood dogs to eat

Synonyms of poisonous

envenomed, poison, poisoned, toxic, venomous

Words Related to poisonous

contagious, infectious, infective, pathogenic, pestilent, pestilential

baneful, deleterious, harmful, hurtful, injurious, malignant, nocuous, noxious, virulent

unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome

calamitous, deadly, fatal, fell, lethal, murderous

Near Antonyms of poisonous

beneficial, curative, healthful, healthy, helpful, palliative, remedial, salubrious, salutary, wholesome

benign, harmless, innocuous, inoffensive

nonfatal, nonlethal

Antonyms of poisonous

nonpoisonous, nontoxic, nonvenomous