pests (Meaning)
pests
a plant or animal detrimental to humans or human concerns, one that pesters or annoys, a plant or animal detrimental to humans or human concerns (such as agriculture or livestock production), plague entry 1 sense 2, a plant or animal harmful to human beings or human concerns (as agriculture), plague sense 2, something resembling a pest in destructiveness, plague, an epidemic disease which causes a large number of deaths, an epidemic disease associated with high mortality
Synonyms & Antonyms of pests
Synonyms:
- sicknesses
- ailments
- blights
- illnesses
- scourges
- pandemics
- murrains
- afflictions
- contagions
- infirmities
- maladies
Antonyms:
pests Sentence Examples
- The persistent pests gnawed at the edges of my new curtains.
- The house was infested with pests, including mice, cockroaches, and ants.
- The orchard was ravaged by pests that devoured the young fruit.
- Farmers must control pests to protect their crops from damage.
- The city implemented a campaign to eliminate pests from public spaces.
- The pest control company sprayed chemicals to kill the pests.
- The pests had become immune to the usual treatments, making them difficult to eradicate.
- The neighbor's unkempt yard attracted pests that spread to my property.
- The pests were a nuisance, leaving droppings and causing unpleasant odors.
- The pests were a threat to human health as they could transmit diseases.
FAQs About the word pests
a plant or animal detrimental to humans or human concerns, one that pesters or annoys, a plant or animal detrimental to humans or human concerns (such as agricu
plagues, infections, epidemics,pestilences, sicknesses, ailments, blights,illnesses, scourges, pandemics
comforters,charmers, smoothies,soothers,solacers
The persistent pests gnawed at the edges of my new curtains.
The house was infested with pests, including mice, cockroaches, and ants.
The orchard was ravaged by pests that devoured the young fruit.
Farmers must control pests to protect their crops from damage.
