TOXIC: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TOXIC?

Need another word that means the same as “toxic”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “toxic” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Toxic” are: poisonous, venomous, virulent, noxious, dangerous, destructive, harmful, unsafe, malignant, injurious, pestilential, pernicious

Toxic as an Adjective

Definitions of "Toxic" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “toxic” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Denoting or relating to debt that has a high risk of default.
• Of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison.
• Very harmful or unpleasant in a pervasive or insidious way.
• Relating to or caused by poison.
• Poisonous.
• Denoting securities that are based on toxic debt and for which there is not a healthy or functioning market.

Synonyms of "Toxic" as an adjective (12 Words)

dangerous	Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm. It is dangerous to convict on his evidence.
destructive	Negative and unhelpful. Destructive criticism.
harmful	Causing or capable of causing harm. Too much sun is harmful to the skin.
injurious	Harmful to living things. Food which is injurious to health.
malignant	Evil in nature or effect; malevolent. In the hands of malignant fate.
noxious	Harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant. They were overcome by the noxious fumes.
pernicious	Exceedingly harmful. The pernicious influences of the mass media.
pestilential	Relating to or tending to cause infectious diseases. The tsetse flies that are so pestilential in tropical Africa.
poisonous	(of an animal) producing poison as a means of attacking enemies or prey; venomous. Poisonous chemicals.
unsafe	Involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm. Drinking water in some areas may be unsafe.
venomous	Marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful. Venomous snakes.
virulent	Extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom. A virulent attack on liberalism.

Usage Examples of "Toxic" as an adjective

• Alcohol is toxic to the ovaries.
• Staff created a toxic work environment.
• Toxic hazards.
• Suffering from exposure to toxic substances.
• Toxic liver injury.
• The financial system has become clogged with toxic assets.
• Toxic debts.
• In the last couple of years the atmosphere has turned toxic.
• Toxic chemicals.
• A toxic relationship.
• The dumping of toxic waste.

Associations of "Toxic" (30 Words)

antidote	A medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison. Laughter is a good antidote to stress.
carcinogen	Any substance that produces cancer.
carcinogenic	Having the potential to cause cancer.
cholera	An infectious and often fatal bacterial disease of the small intestine, typically contracted from infected water supplies and causing severe vomiting and diarrhoea.
dangerous	Likely to cause problems or to have adverse consequences. A dangerous bridge.
deadly	Extremely (used as intensives. We are deadly enemies.
detoxify	Treat for alcohol or drug dependence. Detoxify the soil.
dope	Carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts dope is a southernism in the United States. Is that the straight dope.
emission	The act of emitting; causing to flow forth. Cuts in carbon dioxide emissions.
exotoxin	A toxin that is secreted by microorganisms into the surrounding medium.
fatal	Causing death. A fatal accident.
fumes	Gases ejected from an engine as waste products.
hazardous	Risky; dangerous. We work in hazardous conditions.
herbicide	A substance that is toxic to plants, used to destroy unwanted vegetation. Farmers sprayed a protected wildflower meadow with herbicide.
mercury	The column of mercury in a thermometer or barometer or its height as indicating atmospheric temperature or pressure. The mercury was falling rapidly.
neurotoxin	A poison which acts on the nervous system.
noxious	Injurious to physical or mental health. Noxious ideas.
pernicious	Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way. The pernicious influences of the mass media.
poison	Spoil as if by poison. Meanwhile he is spreading his poison over the internet.
poisoning	The act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill. The poisoning of a former spy.
poisonous	(of an animal) producing poison as a means of attacking enemies or prey; venomous. A poisonous snake.
pollutant	Waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil. Pollutant gases.
tarantula	Large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement.
tetanus	A sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses.
toxicity	Grave harmfulness or deadliness. She went public with allegations of workplace toxicity and sexism.
toxin	A poison of plant or animal origin, especially one produced by or derived from microorganisms and acting as an antigen in the body.
venom	Toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions. Snake venoms have different effects.
venomous	(of an animal, especially a snake) secreting venom, or capable of injecting venom by means of a bite or sting. A leading expert on venomous snakes.
virulence	The severity or harmfulness of a disease or poison. The virulence of the plague.
virulent	Bitterly hostile. A virulent strain of influenza.