deadliest

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causing end of life adj.
ghostly adj.

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

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deadliest

A trek to the site of the deadliest avalanche in California history reveals a surprisingly tranquil spot, a stark contrast to the frenzied 15 minutes that determined who survived.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

The accident is one of the deadliest air disasters in ⁠Nigeria in recent years.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Efforts to halt the spread of the deadliest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are faltering as health workers go unpaid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

KAMPALA, Uganda—Efforts to halt the spread of the Congo’s deadliest outbreak of Ebola are faltering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 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

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