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BANEFUL Synonyms

There are 20 synonyms of the word baneful. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word baneful. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for BANEFUL

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fatal
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• bringing death

adjective satellite

• having momentous consequences; of decisive importance

• (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin

• controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined

pernicious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• exceedingly harmful

• working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way

deleterious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• harmful to living things

destructive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• causing destruction or much damage

detrimental
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury

evil
adjectiveadj
adjective

• morally bad or wrong

noun

• morally objectionable behavior

• the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice

adjective satellite

• having the nature of vice

• having or exerting a malignant influence

harmful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• causing or capable of causing harm

hurtful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing hurt

• harmful to living things

injurious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• harmful to living things

lethal
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of an instrument of certain death

malevolent
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred

• having or exerting a malignant influence

malign
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• evil or harmful in nature or influence

adjective satellite

• having or exerting a malignant influence

verb

• speak unfavorably about

noxious
adjectiveadj
adjective

• injurious to physical or mental health

poisonous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having the qualities or effects of a poison

• not safe to eat

• marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful

ruinous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin

• causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin

toxic
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison

baleful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• deadly or sinister

• threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

deadly
adjectiveadj
adverb

• as if dead

• (used as intensives) excessively

adjective satellite

• causing or capable of causing death

• of an instrument of certain death

• extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom

• involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death

• exceedingly harmful

• (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect

mortal
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• subject to death

noun

• a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential

adjective satellite

• involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death

• unrelenting and deadly

• causing or capable of causing death

pestilent
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• exceedingly harmful

• likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease

Best Hypernyms For BANEFUL

Here is a list of related hypernyms for baneful, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (8)
destructive detrimental harmful hurtful injurious noxious poisonous toxic

Alternatives for FATAL

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