Pernicious : synonyms and lexical field

Synonyms > Synonyms beginning with P > Pernicious

Looking for words with meaning close to 'pernicious': discover synonyms for the word pernicious, such as harmful or noxious.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as pernicious. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": harmful and noxious.


Our list of words and synonyms offered here allows for example to find variants for your content or web page improvements.

Synonyms for pernicious sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for pernicious Degree of synonymy of pernicious Frequency in the language
harmful
   30049 1.29  
noxious
   30049 0.22  
insidious
   30047 0.88  
pestilent
   30042 0.02  
deadly
   30040 9.88  
subtle
   30037 6.94  
baneful
   29850 0.02  
deleterious
   20050 0.18  
injurious
   20049 0.12  
detrimental
   20049 0.37  
damaging
   20049 1.59  
malignant
   20049 1.24  
perverted
   20049 1.76  
disastrous
   20048 1.67  
malign
   20048 0.20  
nefarious
   20048 0.75  
evil
   20048 73.16  
malicious
   20048 1.57  
ill
   20048 21.27  
calamitous
   20048 0.12  

Lexical field of "pernicious"

harmful
noxious
insidious
pestilent
deadly
subtle
baneful
deleterious
injurious
detrimental
damaging
malignant
perverted
disastrous
malign
nefarious
evil
malicious
ill
calamitous
wicked
sinister
unholy
devastating
dire
vicious
hateful
abominable
abhorrent
heinous
destructive
adverse
dreadful
unhealthy
ill-fated
ill-starred
catastrophic
dangerous
bad
grim
hazardous
lethal
counterproductive
warped
undesirable
perverse
unwanted
negative
kinky
prejudicial