Words Like VIRULENT
    
   We have put together a list of words that are similar to VIRULENT.
    
    
    
        
            12 Alternative Words Similar to virulent
   
            
               
            
            
        
       
    
    
        9 examples of virulent
           
        
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        a virulent invective
    
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        caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
    
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        bitter words
    
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        a barrage of acid comments
    
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        a sulfurous denunciation
    
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        blistering criticism
    
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        her acrid remarks make her many enemies
    
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        a vitriolic critique
    
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        a virulent insect bite
    
       
    
    
        10 definitions of virulent
           
        
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        Extremely poisonous or venomous; very active in doing injury.
    
    
    
 
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        Very bitter in enmity; actuated by a desire to injure; malignant.
    
    
    
 
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        harsh or corrosive in tone
    
    
    
 
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        extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
    
    
    
 
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        infectious; having the ability to cause disease
    
    
    
 
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        Extremely infectious, malignant, or poisonous. Used of a disease or toxin.
    
    
    
 
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        Capable of causing disease by breaking down protective mechanisms of the host. Used of a pathogen.
    
    
    
 
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        Bitterly hostile or antagonistic; hateful:  virulent criticism.  See Synonyms at poisonous.
    
    
    
 
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        Intensely irritating, obnoxious, or harsh.
    
    
    
 
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        Full of virus; extremely poisonous or venomous.