noxious
adjectiveHow many syllables in noxious?
There are 3 syllables in the word noxious.How to pronounce noxious:
Definition of noxious:
- noxious (adjective):
- poisonous or harmful
- injurious to physical or mental health.
- physically harmful or destructive to living beings
Synonyms for noxious:
baneful
corrupting
deadly
degrading
detrimental
foul
harmful
hurtful
injurious
insalubrious
insanitary
noisome
pernicious
pestilent
pestilential
poisonous
sickly
toxic
unhealthful
unhealthy
unsanitary
unwholesome
vesicant
vesicatory
Antonyms for noxious:
advantageous
affable
agreeable
aiding
amiable
amicable
animating
anodyne
approving
assisting
auspicious
behooveful
benefic
beneficent
beneficial
benevolent
benign
benignant
bland
blessed
bracing
calm
certain
clean
congenial
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