nonfatal

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adjective

Not fatal; from which death will not result.

Similar
nonlethal
Opposite
fatal
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Meanings

adjectivenonfatal (not comparable)

alternative non-fatal

  1. not comparableNot fatal; from which death will not result.
nounnonfatal (plural nonfatals)

plural nonfatals · alternative non-fatal

  1. An incident not causing death; a nonfatality.

    For this same period there have been four fatals and 44 nonfatals in gassy mines.

    1969, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education, Hearings, page 90

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot bringing death

Similar
nonlethal
Opposite
fatal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From non- + fatal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

nanoflat
Cite this entry
APA

nonfatal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonfatal

MLA

“nonfatal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonfatal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonfatal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonfatal.

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