roachlike
Like a cockroach
Resembling a cockroach in appearance or behavior.
The word usually carries negative connotations—something roachlike scuttles, hides in dark places, or proves disturbingly resilient: roachlike creatures emerged from the drain, His roachlike ability to survive scandals impressed even his enemies.
Provoking strong revulsion
- revoltingCausing strong disgust
- nauseatingCausing urge to vomit
- loathsomeArousing intense disgust
- vileExtremely unpleasant or bad
foul · repellent · creepy · verminous · hideous · unsightly · grotesque · sickening
Able to endure difficulty
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
- enduringPersisting through time
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- indestructibleImpossible to damage permanently
survivor · persistent · tough · durable · robust · unyielding · sturdy · unkillable
Hasty, low scurrying motion
- dartingMoving suddenly, swiftly
- skitteringMoving with quick, light steps
- elusiveHard to find
- hidingStaying out of sight
skulking · stealthy · nocturnal · fleeing · quick · sneaky · covert · surreptitious
Pest takeover situation
- verminHarmful small animals
- swarmingGathering in large numbers
- plagueDeadly epidemic disease
- blightPlant disease causing decay
noxious · contaminating · unsanitary · invasive · multiplying · parasitic · unhygienic · dirty
disgusting
Provoking strong revulsion
- revoltingCausing strong disgust
- nauseatingCausing urge to vomit
- loathsomeArousing intense disgust
vile · foul · repellent · creepy · verminous · hideous · unsightly · grotesque · sickening · skittering
hardy
Able to endure difficulty
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
- enduringPersisting through time
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
indestructible · survivor · persistent · tough · durable · robust · unyielding · sturdy · unkillable · invincible
scuttling
Hasty, low scurrying motion
- dartingMoving suddenly, swiftly
- skitteringMoving with quick, light steps
- elusiveHard to find
hiding · skulking · stealthy · nocturnal · fleeing · quick · sneaky · covert · surreptitious · slippery
infestation
Pest takeover situation
blight · noxious · contaminating · unsanitary · invasive · multiplying · parasitic · unhygienic · dirty · spreading