Synonyms & related words for pestilent

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of pestilent. 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 pestilent

Explore words related to pestilent — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include pestilential, pestiferous, baneful, pernicious, deadly, noxious, noisome, pestilence. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does pestilent come from?

The word pestilent breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root pest-, from Latin pestis (“plague”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.