Fatal and Nonfatal

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Fatal

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
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Nonfatal is an antonym for fatal.
Nearby Words: fatality, fatalistic, fatalism, fatally, fatalist

Nonfatal

Nonfatal adjective - Not bringing death.
Usage example: nonfatal heart attack
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Fatal is an antonym for nonfatal.
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  • Technically Living Zombie They may disregard nonfatal (or not-immediately-fatal) wounds, but anything that would kill a human will kill them.
    Source: Technically Living Zombie
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Nonfatal and Fatal. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fatal/nonfatal
Fatal & Nonfatal. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fatal/nonfatal>.
Nonfatal or Fatal. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fatal/nonfatal.

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