Venomous

//ˈvɛnəməs//

Synonyms for "venomous" (121 found)

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Closest matches (25)

Strong matches (36)

Adjective(1 words)
deadly
Adjective(2 words)
embitteredenvenomed

Related words (60)

Adjective(3 words)
poisonousviciousvirulent

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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Translations

93 translations across 44 languages.

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Ancient Greek

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  • ἰοβόλος adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)

Armenian

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  • թունավոր adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)

Asturian

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  • venenosu adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)

Azerbaijani

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  • zəhərli adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)

Belarusian

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  • атру́тны adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)
  • ядаві́ты adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)

Bulgarian

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  • зло́бен adj (hateful; malignant; spiteful — see also hateful, malignant, spiteful)
  • злъ́чен adj (hateful; malignant; spiteful — see also hateful, malignant, spiteful)
  • отро́вен adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)
  • отро́вен adj (of or pertaining to venom)

Catalan

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  • verinós adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)
  • verinós adj (of or pertaining to venom)
  • verinós adj (hateful; malignant; spiteful — see also hateful, malignant, spiteful)

Chinese Mandarin

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  • 有毒的 adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)
  • 有毒的 adj (of or pertaining to venom)

Czech

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  • jedovatý adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)
  • jedovatý adj (of or pertaining to venom)

Danish

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  • giftig adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)
  • giftig adj (of or pertaining to venom)
  • giftig adj (hateful; malignant; spiteful — see also hateful, malignant, spiteful)

Dutch

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  • venijnig adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)

Eastern Mari

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  • аяр adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)
  • аяр adj (of or pertaining to venom)

Finnish

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  • häijy adj (hateful; malignant; spiteful — see also hateful, malignant, spiteful)
  • katkera adj (hateful; malignant; spiteful — see also hateful, malignant, spiteful)
  • myrkyllinen adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)
  • myrkyllinen adj (of or pertaining to venom)

French

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  • malveillant adj (hateful; malignant; spiteful — see also hateful, malignant, spiteful)
  • venimeux adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)
  • venimeux adj (of or pertaining to venom)
  • vénéneux adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)

Friulian

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  • velenôs adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)

Galician

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  • pezoñento adj (of or pertaining to venom)
  • velenoso adj (of or pertaining to venom)

Georgian

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  • გესლიანი adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)
  • გესლიანი adj (of or pertaining to venom)
  • გესლიანი adj (hateful; malignant; spiteful — see also hateful, malignant, spiteful)
  • შხამიანი adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)

German

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  • giftig adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)
  • giftig adj (of or pertaining to venom)

Greek

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  • δηλητηριώδης adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)
  • δηλητηριώδης adj (of or pertaining to venom)
  • ιοβόλος adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)
  • ιοβόλος adj (hateful; malignant; spiteful — see also hateful, malignant, spiteful)

Irish

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  • aiciseach adj (hateful; malignant; spiteful — see also hateful, malignant, spiteful)

Italian

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  • velenoso adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)
  • velenoso adj (of or pertaining to venom)

Japanese

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  • 毒を含んだ adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)

Kazakh

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  • улы adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)

Macedonian

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  • отровен adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)
  • отровен adj (of or pertaining to venom)
  • отровен adj (hateful; malignant; spiteful — see also hateful, malignant, spiteful)

Māori

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  • paitini adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)

Norwegian Bokmål

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  • giftig adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)
  • giftig adj (hateful; malignant; spiteful — see also hateful, malignant, spiteful)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • giftig adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)
  • giftig adj (hateful; malignant; spiteful — see also hateful, malignant, spiteful)

Occitan

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  • verinós adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)

Old English

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  • ǣtriġ adj (of or pertaining to venom)

Ottoman Turkish

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  • مسموم adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)
  • مسموم adj (of or pertaining to venom)

Polish

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  • jadowity adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)
  • jadowity adj (of or pertaining to venom)
  • trujący adj (of or pertaining to venom)

Portuguese

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  • peçonhento adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)
  • peçonhento adj (of or pertaining to venom)
  • peçonhento adj (hateful; malignant; spiteful — see also hateful, malignant, spiteful)
  • venenoso adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)

Punjabi

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  • ਜ਼ਹਿਰੀਲਾ adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)

Romanian

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  • veninos adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)

Russian

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  • зло́бный adj (hateful; malignant; spiteful — see also hateful, malignant, spiteful)
  • злой adj (hateful; malignant; spiteful — see also hateful, malignant, spiteful)
  • ядови́тый adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)
  • ядови́тый adj (of or pertaining to venom)

Scottish Gaelic

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  • puinnseanta adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)
  • puinnseanta adj (of or pertaining to venom)

Serbo-Croatian

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  • òtrōvan adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)
  • о̀тро̄ван adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)

Sicilian

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  • vilinusu adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)

Slovak

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  • jedovatý adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)

Slovene

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  • strupen adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)
  • strupeno adj (hateful; malignant; spiteful — see also hateful, malignant, spiteful)
  • zastrupljen adj (of or pertaining to venom)

Spanish

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  • maléfico adj (hateful; malignant; spiteful — see also hateful, malignant, spiteful)
  • venenoso adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)
  • venenoso adj (of or pertaining to venom)

Swedish

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  • giftig adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)
  • giftig adj (of or pertaining to venom)

Ukrainian

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  • отру́йний adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)

Venetan

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  • vełenoxo adj (of an animal or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; of a bite or sting: injecting venom)

Sample sentences

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A tongue is the most venomous thing of all.

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This snake is not venomous.

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Which is the most venomous snake in the world?

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The inland taipan, a snake found in Australia, is the most venomous snake in the world.

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