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deadliest

ADJECTIVE

causing end of life

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bloody carcinogenic cruel dangerous destructive fatal harmful lethal malignant mortal murderous noxious pernicious poisonous savage suicidal toxic violent virulent

WEAK

baleful baneful bloodthirsty cannibalistic death-dealing deathly deleterious destroying grim homicidal injurious internecine killing mortiferous pestiferous pestilent pestilential ruthless slaying unrelenting venomous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

benign calm gentle harmless healthy helpful kind life-giving nice nonpoisonous wholesome

WEAK

animating energizing healthful invigorating lively

ADJECTIVE

ghostly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ghastly

WEAK

ashen corpselike dead deadened deathful deathlike deathly pallid wan white

Antonyms

WEAK

animating energizing harmless healthful healthy invigorating lively wholesome

Example Sentences

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The 7 October 2023 was the deadliest ever day in Israel.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The charges were released after a sweeping inquiry opened public hearings into Australia's deadliest mass shooting for 30 years.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

The deadliest single incident of the war was still to come: a U.S. mistake.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Brick buildings are among the deadliest types of structures in an earthquake, as walls collapsing outward can kill people walking on a sidewalk and even crush cars and buses with deadly force.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Even botulism, the deadliest toxin ever known, needed at least 1 nanogram per kilogram to kill a human.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera