lethal
Able to cause death.
lethal in a sentence
- The label warned that the berries were lethal and must never be eaten.
- A single bite from that snake can be lethal, so the ranger kept everyone well back.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to lethal?
- Asafe
- Bharmless
- Cdeadly
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C: deadly. The other three mean the opposite of lethal.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to lethal?
- Afatal
- Bdeadly
- Charmless
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C: harmless. The other three mean nearly the same as lethal.
Words that mean something similar
deadly, fatal
Words that mean the opposite
harmless, safe
More words about weather & nature
- lukewarm: Only slightly warm, or not very enthusiastic.
- lush: Growing thickly, green and healthy.
- mirage: Something you seem to see, often in heat, that is not really there.
- molten: Melted into hot liquid by great heat.
- nocturnal: Awake and active at night instead of during the day.
- nourish: To feed something so it grows healthy and strong.
- noxious: Harmful or poisonous, especially a gas or smell.
- overcast: Covered with grey cloud and dull.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test