Infective
Lethal
Lethal adjective - Likely to cause or capable of causing death.
Usage example: we were lucky that the snake's venom wasn't lethal, and our friend turned out to be all right
Infective and lethal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Infective" instead an adjective "Lethal".
Nearby Word: lethality
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Lethal and Infective. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/infective/lethal
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