Pernicious and Reviving

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Pernicious adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.

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Reviving is an antonym for pernicious.

Nearby Word: perniciously

Reviving adjective - Having a renewing effect on the state of the body or mind.

Usage example: took a reviving vacation in the Caribbean

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Pernicious is an antonym for reviving.

Nearby Words: revive, revived, revival, reviver

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Reviving and Pernicious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pernicious/reviving

Pernicious & Reviving. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pernicious/reviving>.

Reviving or Pernicious. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pernicious/reviving.

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