Synonyms for venomous
ˈvɛn ə məsven·omous

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1. venomousadjective

   Synonyms:
   poisonous, toxic, noxious

   Antonyms:
   non-venomous

2. venomousadjective

   Full of venom.

   The villain tricked him into drinking the venomous concoction.

   Synonyms:
   poisonous, toxic, noxious

   Antonyms:
   non-venomous

3. venomousadjective

   Toxic; poisonous.

   Synonyms:
   poisonous, noxious, toxic

   Antonyms:
   non-venomous

4. venomousadjective

   Noxious; evil.

   Synonyms:
   poisonous, toxic, noxious

   Antonyms:
   non-venomous

5. venomousadjective

   Malignant; spiteful; hateful.

   His attitude toward me is utterly venomous.

   Synonyms:
   poisonous, noxious, toxic

   Antonyms:
   non-venomous

6. venomousadjective

   Producing venom (poison usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging) in glands or accumulating venom from food.

   Do venomous spiders have glands?

   Synonyms:
   poisonous, toxic, noxious

   Antonyms:
   non-venomous

7. venomousadjective

   powerful

   Synonyms:
   noxious, poisonous, toxic

   Antonyms:
   non-venomous

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1. venomous

   Synonyms:
   poisonous, malignant, virulent, slanderous

   Antonyms:
   wholesome, salubrious, genial, flattering, kindly

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1. deadly, venomous, virulentadjective

   extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom

   "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite"

   Synonyms:
   virulent, blistering, pestilent, mortal(a), pernicious, sulfurous, mortal, baneful, acerbic, sulphurous, caustic, deathly, lethal, acrid, poisonous, vicious, deadly, acid, vitriolic, bitter, acerb

   Antonyms:
   unmalicious, atoxic, nontoxic

2. poisonous, venomous, viciousadjective

   marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful

   "poisonous hate"; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip"

   Synonyms:
   virulent, toxicant, deplorable, savage, barbarous, reprehensible, fell, criminal, condemnable, roughshod, cruel, poisonous, evil, vicious, deadly, brutal

   Antonyms:
   nontoxic, atoxic, unmalicious

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1. venomousadjective

   Synonyms:
   poisonous, noxious, baneful

2. venomousadjective

   Synonyms:
   malignant, malicious, spiteful, mischievous

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1. List of paraphrases for "venomous":

   poisonous

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How to use venomous in a sentence?

1. Greg Neely:

   We studied the biggest, most venomous and scary one, our drug works on the big beast. We don't know yet if it works on other jellyfish, but we know it works on the most-deadly one.

2. Lakeland Parks and Recreation Department:

   It appears they have congregated for mating, they are non-venomous and generally not aggressive as long as people do not disturb them.

3. Elliot Budd:

   It just comes down to the fact that it's really dry right now and they're looking for water and it is mating season right now, they are using a lot more energy than they normally would so they need more water. They're non-venomous these snakes. They aren't considered dangerous. They're not something to fear but it's best if you come across them to leave them alone.

4. Mike Turner:

   Snakebite is - or should be - a treatable condition, while people will always be bitten by venomous snakes, there is no reason so many should die.

5. Yoram Schweitzer:

   Egypt sees Hamas as part of the Muslim Brotherhood which they see as their venomous enemy, they see Hamas playing a significant role in the hardship Egypt is enduring from the Sinai and they know that Hamas enables people from these organizations to find refuge in Gaza. They see Hamas as somebody who needs to be removed from power.