Top synonyms for “deadly”: baneful, deathly, deucedly, devilishly, insanely, lethal, lifelessly, madly, and 11 more below.
Definitions
- (adjective)(of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
- (adjective)causing or capable of causing death“a fatal accident”
- (adjective)of an instrument of certain death“deadly poisons”
- (adjective)exceedingly harmful
- (adjective)involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death“the seven deadly sins”
- (adjective)extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom“venomous snakes”
- (adverb)(used as intensives) extremely“she was madly in love”
- (adverb)as if dead
Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).
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What is another word for "deadly"?
Common synonyms for "deadly" include baneful, deathly, deucedly, devilishly, insanely, lethal. Our thesaurus lists 19 total alternatives drawn from Princeton WordNet. Click any synonym to find its rhymes.
What does "deadly" mean?
(of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
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