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

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

Eighteen people have died so far this year in immigrant detention facilities, leaving 2026 on track to be the agency’s deadliest year in more than two decades.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The events triggered the deadliest ever war in Gaza, with 72,740 people killed to date - the majority children, women and the elderly, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The charges were released after a sweeping inquiry opened public hearings into Australia's deadliest mass shooting for 30 years.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

The sides were set for the biggest and deadliest war in history—the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union led the Allied Powers against the Axis Powers of Germany, Japan, and Italy.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin