pernicious
adjectiveHow many syllables in pernicious?
There are 4 syllables in the word pernicious.How to pronounce pernicious:
Definition of pernicious:
- pernicious (adjective):
- exceedingly harmful.
- highly injurious or destructive deadly
Synonyms for pernicious:
adverse
bad
baleful
baneful
damaging
dangerous
deadly
deleterious
destructive
detrimental
evil
fatal
harmful
hazardous
hostile
hurtful
ill
infectious
injurious
maleficent
malevolent
malicious
malign
malignant
mischievous
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Antonyms for pernicious:
anodyne
benign
bland
friendly
gentle
guiltless
harmless
hurtless
innocent
innocuous
innoxious
inoffensive
low-risk
meaningless
mild
non-dangerous
non-irritant
non-poisonous
non-toxic
noncorrosive
nondestructive
nonfatal
nonhazardous
noninfectious
nonirritating
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- overstatement
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- orderliness
- salacious
- unflattering
- rumination
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- suavity
- unwillingness
- uninspiring
- preferably
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- accredited
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- undetected
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- unsurprising
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