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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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The deadliest Ebola outbreak in the DRC claimed nearly 2,300 lives out of 3,500 cases between 2018 and 2020.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

It also helps cancer cells survive by repairing damaged DNA, a finding that could eventually improve treatments for some of the deadliest cancers.

From Science Daily • May 17, 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 crash is the country's deadliest air disaster in decades, though the cause of the incident has long remained a mystery.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Blackcliff may have started out as a place to prepare the future Emperor, but now if s just a training ground for the Empire's deadliest asset.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir