Devastating and Deadly

Devastating

Devastating adjective - Causing or tending to cause destruction.
Usage example: a devastating blow to our morale

Deadly is a synonym for devastating in pernicious topic. In some cases you can use "Deadly" instead an adjective "Devastating".

Deadly

Deadly adjective - Likely to cause or capable of causing death.

Devastating is a synonym for deadly in lethal topic. Sometimes you can use "Devastating" instead an adjective "Deadly".

Nearby Word: dead
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