1. Home
  2. English
  3. English
  4. lethal

What is "lethal" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 15-11-2026 by Wikilanguages.net
☞ share facebook ☞ share twitter

What does lethal mean in English? Meaning of lethal definition and abbreviation with examples.

EnglishEnglish
pronunciation pronunciation

What is "lethal" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "lethal": of an instrument of certain death

Adjective

  • Meaning: of an instrument of certain death
  • Example: deadly poisons lethal weapon a lethal injection
  • Synonyms: deadly lethal
  • Similar: fatal
  • Adjective: Deadly; mortal; fatal. 2013 July 20, “Old soldiers?”, The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:  Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine. The machine gun is so much more lethal than the bow and arrow that comparisons are meaningless.2013 July 20, “Old soldiers?”, The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:  Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine. The machine gun is so much more lethal than the bow and arrow that comparisons are meaningless.

    • Synonyms:

    mortal, destructive, murderous, noxious, dangerous, poisonous, devastating, pernicious, harmful, malignant, virulent, fatal, baleful, deathly, hurtful, mortuary, pestilent, pestilential, mortiferous, necrotic,

    Antonyms:

    helpful, healthy, wholesome, harmless, kind, beneficial, life-giving,

    English

    Related Dictionary

    Read more

    English speaking countries and territories

    All Dictionary for you

    Biggest dictionary system for all of languages in the World. English Dictionary Free.
    Wikilanguages.net online dictionary could translate in 80 languages free. Get English dictionary online for mobile and PC.
    © 2026 Copyright by Wikilanguages.net
    Legal Disclaimer - Privacy Statement

    English DictionaryEnglish

    lethal in English: lethal
    🔝