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Synonyms of pestilential

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Another word for pestilential is pestiferous. Other synonyms of pestilential are pernicious, annoying, irritating, pestilent and troublesome.

Synonyms and similar words for pestilential

adjectiveProducing, spreading, promoting or infected with pestilence; causing infection. (of people...

adjectiveHaving a harmful moral effect (especially one that is believed to spread in the manner of...

adjectiveCausing irritation or annoyance.

Meaning of pestilential

  1. adjective Producing, spreading, promoting or infected with pestilence; causing infection. (of people, animals, places or substances).
  2. adjective Spreading in the manner of pestilence. (of illnesses).
  3. adjective Caused by pestilence. (of symptoms).

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Questions about synonyms of pestilential

What is another word for pestilential?
Pestilential has 7 synonyms on Word.ws, such as pestiferous, pernicious, annoying, irritating, pestilent, troublesome and vexatious.
What does pestilential mean?
Pestilential means producing, spreading, promoting or infected with pestilence; causing infection. (of people, animals, places or substances).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pestilential (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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