 Synonyms for pernicious 
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1. (adj) baneful, deadly, pernicious, pestilent
exceedingly harmful
Synonyms: pernicious, pestiferous, deathly, virulent, baneful, venomous, baleful, mortal, insidious, lethal, pestilent, deadly, plaguey, subtle, pestilential, mortal(a)
Antonyms: harmless, innocuous
2. (adj) insidious, pernicious, subtle
working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
Synonyms: pestilent, elusive, subtle, baneful, pernicious, insidious, deadly
Antonyms: harmless, innocuous
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1. pernicious
Pernicious (L. per, through, and neco, kill) signifies having the power of destroying or injuring, tending to hurt or kill. Pernicious is stronger than injurious; that which is injurious
Synonyms: pernicious, bad, evil, mischievous, pestilential, baneful, foul, noisome, poisonous, deadly, harmful, noxious, ruinous, deleterious, hurtful, perverting, unhealthful, destructive, injurious, pestiferous, unwholesome, detrimental, insalubrious
Antonyms: advantageous, favorable, helpful, profitable, serviceable, beneficent, good, invigorating, rejuvenating, useful, beneficial, healthful, life-giving, salutary, wholesome
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