Words Like VIRULENT

We have put together a list of words that are similar to VIRULENT.

12 Alternative Words Similar to virulent

1 Venomous Adjective      Synonym Words Like Venomous
2 Acerb Adjective      Synonym Words Like Acerb
3 Acerbic Adjective      Synonym Words Like Acerbic
4 Acid Adjective      Synonym Words Like Acid
5 Acrid Adjective      Synonym Words Like Acrid
6 Bitter Adjective      Synonym Words Like Bitter
7 Blistering Adjective      Synonym Words Like Blistering
8 Caustic Adjective      Synonym Words Like Caustic
9 Sulfurous Adjective      Synonym Words Like Sulfurous
10 Sulphurous Adjective      Synonym Words Like Sulphurous
11 Vitriolic Adjective      Synonym Words Like Vitriolic
12 Unpleasant Adjective      Similar Words Like Unpleasant

9 examples of virulent

1 a virulent invective
2 caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
3 bitter words
4 a barrage of acid comments
5 a sulfurous denunciation
6 blistering criticism
7 her acrid remarks make her many enemies
8 a vitriolic critique
9 a virulent insect bite

10 definitions of virulent

1 Extremely poisonous or venomous; very active in doing injury.
2 Very bitter in enmity; actuated by a desire to injure; malignant.
3 harsh or corrosive in tone
4 extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
5 infectious; having the ability to cause disease
6 Extremely infectious, malignant, or poisonous. Used of a disease or toxin.
7 Capable of causing disease by breaking down protective mechanisms of the host. Used of a pathogen.
8 Bitterly hostile or antagonistic; hateful: virulent criticism. See Synonyms at poisonous.
9 Intensely irritating, obnoxious, or harsh.
10 Full of virus; extremely poisonous or venomous.
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