Pestilent

/ˈpɛstələnt/

Synonyms for "pestilent" (44 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (9)

Adjective(5 words)

pernicious pestilential baneful corrupting deadly

aggravating annoying bothersome deathly

Strong matches (13)

disturbing exasperating fatal galling harassing importunate importune infectious irksome irritating

Adjective(2 words)

harmful injurious

Noun(1 words)

Related words (22)

lethal mortal noxious pesky pestering plaguing poisonous provoking teasing tiresome tormenting troublesome troubling vexatious vexing wearisome worrisome worrying

Adjective(4 words)

malign pestiferous plaguey plaguy

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

2 entries

harmfulharmful influence

More specific

4 entries

corrupting influencedetrimental ideanoxious poisonous

Collocations

5 entries

pestilent atmospherepestilent contagionpestilent diseasepestilent influencepestilent rumor

Inflections

2 entries

more pestilentmost pestilent

Derivations

3 entries

pestilence pestilential pestilently

similar

2 entries

epidemic noxious

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

You shouted. You have been pestilent. But so far, you have not been a traitor.

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