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toxic
Meaning: poisonous or harmful to living things
toxic in a sentence
How toxic is used in real sentences:
The factory was fined after dangerous chemicals leaked into the nearby stream.
The warning label explained that the berries looked edible but were actually toxic to humans.
“Lab rules barred toxic tracer smoke in the enclosed wind tunnel, so the team used harmless water mist to reveal curling air.”
— from the passage The Singing Span
Synonyms for toxic
Other words for toxic — poisonous, harmful and noxious — carry the same meaning.
- poisonous
- harmful
- noxious
Antonyms of toxic
Words that mean the opposite of toxic:
- harmless
- safe
Where it comes from
From Greek toxikon 'poison for arrows'
Memory hook
A toxin makes something TOXIC.