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

Need another word that means the same as “toxicity”? Find 1 synonym and 30 related words for “toxicity” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Toxicity” are: perniciousness

Toxicity as a Noun

Definitions of "Toxicity" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “toxicity” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Grave harmfulness or deadliness.
• The quality of being toxic or poisonous.
• The degree to which something is poisonous.
• The quality of being very harmful or unpleasant in a pervasive or insidious way.

Synonyms of "Toxicity" as a noun (1 Word)

perniciousness

Grave harmfulness or deadliness.

Usage Examples of "Toxicity" as a noun

• That was how I protected my partner from my family's toxicity.
• The toxicity of a drug depends on its dosage.
• No toxicities or adverse reactions have been reported.
• She went public with allegations of workplace toxicity and sexism.

Associations of "Toxicity" (30 Words)

antidote	Something that counteracts an unpleasant feeling or situation. There is no known antidote to the poison of the pufferfish.
carcinogen	A substance capable of causing cancer in living tissue.
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. Unemployment reached dangerous proportions.
deadly	(used as intensives) extremely. A series of deadly attacks.
devastating	Physically or spiritually devastating often used in combination. A devastating cyclone.
exotoxin	A toxin that is secreted by microorganisms into the surrounding medium.
fatal	Having momentous consequences; of decisive importance. A fatal series of events.
flammability	The quality of being easily ignited and burning rapidly.
hazard	A danger or risk. The cargo business is too risky to hazard money on.
hazardous	Risky; dangerous. Skydiving is a hazardous sport.
neurotoxin	Any toxin that affects neural tissues.
parlous	Full of danger or uncertainty; precarious. She is parlous handsome.
perilous	Exposed to imminent risk of disaster or ruin. The economy is in a perilous state.
poison	Kill by its poison. He claimed the guards had poisoned his food.
poisonous	Not safe to eat. A poisonous snake.
pollutant	A substance that pollutes something, especially water or the atmosphere. Pollutant gases.
radium	An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
reproductive	Producing new life or offspring. The female reproductive system.
risky	Risqu. Extremely risky going out in the tide and fog.
tetanus	An acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages.
threatened	(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered. The spotted owl is a threatened species not yet an endangered one.
toxic	Denoting securities that are based on toxic debt and for which there is not a healthy or functioning market. The dumping of toxic waste.
toxin	A poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species.
unsafe	Lacking in security or safety. Drinking water in some areas may be unsafe.
venom	Toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions. His voice was full of venom.
virulence	Extreme hostility. The proportion of birds which die depends on the virulence of the virus.
virulent	Extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom. A virulent attack on liberalism.
volatility	Tendency of a substance to evaporate at normal temperatures. The children have been exposed to the full force of her volatility.