Synonyms & related words for defoliant

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of defoliant — including herbicide, pesticide, insecticide, fungicide, acaricide, fumigant. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to defoliant

Explore words related to defoliant — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include defoliating, defoliator, defoliation, lewisite, paraquat, herbicidal, organophosphate, chloropicrin. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for defoliant

Common synonyms for defoliant include herbicide, pesticide, insecticide, fungicide, acaricide, fumigant, toxicant, miticide — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does defoliant come from?

The word defoliant breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root foli-, from Latin folium (“leaf, sheet”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.