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deadliest

ADJECTIVE

causing end of life

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bloody carcinogenic cruel dangerous destructive fatal harmful lethal malignant mortal murderous noxious pernicious poisonous savage suicidal toxic violent virulent

WEAK

baleful baneful bloodthirsty cannibalistic death-dealing deathly deleterious destroying grim homicidal injurious internecine killing mortiferous pestiferous pestilent pestilential ruthless slaying unrelenting venomous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

benign calm gentle harmless healthy helpful kind life-giving nice nonpoisonous wholesome

WEAK

animating energizing healthful invigorating lively

ADJECTIVE

ghostly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ghastly

WEAK

ashen corpselike dead deadened deathful deathlike deathly pallid wan white

Antonyms

WEAK

animating energizing harmless healthful healthy invigorating lively wholesome

Example Sentences

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One of the deadliest industrial accidents in U.S. history involved the ignition of highly flammable fertilizer aboard a cargo ship, the SS Grandcamp, in Texas in 1947, according to the Bullock Texas State History Museum.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

The effect was especially noticeable in pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of the disease.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

DR Congo's deadliest outbreak was between 2018 and 2020, during which nearly 2,300 people died.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

That marvelous lighted scene, foretelling the end of Europe’s deadliest period, has stayed with me all these years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The scientists inside the highly secure facility had to wear futuristic-looking BSL-4-positive pressure “spacesuits,” because they worked exclusively with the deadliest viruses on the planet.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti