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