Fatal and Killer

Related words

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

Usage example: that snake's venom is fatal unless the victim is given the antidote almost immediately

Show all Definitions

Killer and fatal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Killer" instead the word "Fatal" as an adjective or a noun.

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

Usage example: killer viruses that claimed millions of lives

Show all Definitions

Fatal and killer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fatal" instead an adjective "Killer".

Nearby Words: kill, killing, killed

Fatal Fumble: One of the individuals involved ends up being their own moment killer due to miscommunication, poor choice of words, or just a brief hesitation that ruins the magic.

Source: Moment Killer
Fatal Attraction: In "I, the Jury" Charlotte Bennett, the woman Hammer had fallen in love with and planned to marry, turned out to be the killer.

Source: Literature / Mike Hammer aka: Mickey Spillane
Granted, the wounds were eventually fatal, but he fights orcs for a good few minutes after, and survives long enough afterwards for Aragorn to kill his killer and then give a death speech.

Source: Only a Flesh Wound

Cite this Source

Killer and Fatal. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fatal/killer

Fatal & Killer. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fatal/killer>.

Killer or Fatal. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fatal/killer.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "fatal" and "killer" have occurred on timeline