Antonyms for suicidal


Grammar : Adj
Spell : soo-uh-sahyd-l
Phonetic Transcription : ˌsu əˈsaɪd l


Definition of suicidal

Origin :
  • 1777, from suicide + -al (1). Related: Suicidally.
  • adj liable to kill oneself
Example sentences :
  • This was the feeling which forbad him to retreat from his suicidal purpose.
  • Extract from : « Kept in the Dark » by Anthony Trollope
  • Do not rail against the designs of Providence; it would be suicidal.
  • Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
  • It would be suicidal for the two men now to attempt to do anything to free them.
  • Extract from : « The Cave of Gold » by Everett McNeil
  • Exposure, wet feet, were as suicidal in her condition as poison, he had told her.
  • Extract from : « The Man from the Bitter Roots » by Caroline Lockhart
  • I found Tony, the suicidal Greek, steering this morning when I came on deck.
  • Extract from : « The Mutiny of the Elsinore » by Jack London
  • It is suicidal to defy Mr. Sharpe, and through him Mr. Stone!
  • Extract from : « The Making of Bobby Burnit » by George Randolph Chester
  • It is too clear the Nation itself is on the way to suicidal death.
  • Extract from : « Past and Present » by Thomas Carlyle
  • He was in the habit of consuming two ounces of tobacco a day, which in my opinion was suicidal.
  • Extract from : « The Blue Germ » by Martin Swayne
  • Our job is to contact the Disans and stop this suicidal war.
  • Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison
  • They had probably rebelled only when they had discovered how suicidal the attack would be.
  • Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison

Synonyms for suicidal

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