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Synonyms for harmful
ˈhɑrm fəlharm·ful

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Wiktionary2.7 / 3 votes

  1. harmfuladjective

    Synonyms:
    injurious

    Antonyms:
    beneficial, harmless

  2. harmfuladjective

    of a kind likely to be damaging; injurious

    Wear a hat to protect your skin from harmful sunlight.

    Synonyms:
    injurious

    Antonyms:
    harmless, beneficial

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. harmful

    Pernicious (Latin per, through, and neco, kill) signifies having the power of destroying or injuring, tending to hurt or kill. Pernicious is stronger than injurious; that which is injurious is capable of doing harm; that which is pernicious is likely to be destructive. Noxious (Latin noceo, hurt) is a stronger word than noisome, as referring to that which is injurious or destructive. Noisome now always denotes that which is extremely disagreeable or disgusting, especially to the sense of smell; as, the noisome stench proclaimed the presence of noxious gases.

    Synonyms:
    bad, baneful, deadly, deleterious, destructive, detrimental, evil, foul, hurtful, injurious, insalubrious, mischievous, noisome, noxious, pernicious, perverting, pestiferous, pestilential, poisonous, ruinous, unhealthful, unwholesome

    Antonyms:
    advantageous, beneficent, beneficial, favorable, good, healthful, helpful, invigorating, life-giving, profitable, rejuvenating, salutary, serviceable, useful, wholesome

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. harmfuladjective

    causing or capable of causing harm

    "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"

    Antonyms:
    harmless, innocent, innocuous

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. vulnerable

    full of harm

    the harmful truth vignesh must tell shugale

    Submitted by asimahmed on April 3, 2020  

Dictionary of English Synonymes4.0 / 1 vote

  1. harmfuladjective

    Synonyms:
    injurious, detrimental, mischievous, pernicious, deleterious, noxious, baneful, prejudicial, disadvantageous, hurtful

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. harmfuladjective

    Synonyms:
    injurious, pernicious, detrimental, baneful, noxious, prejudicial, deleterious, ruinous, hurtful

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How to use harmful in a sentence?

  1. Adam Schiff:

    The algorithms which power social media platforms as well as Amazon's recommendations are not designed to distinguish quality information from misinformation or misleading information, and as a result harmful anti-vaccine messages have been able to thrive and spread, every online platform, including Amazon, must act responsibly and ensure that they do not contribute to this growing public health catastrophe.

  2. Douglas Holtz-Eakin:

    The trade stuff is anti-growth and harmful to the U.S. outlook, he's an utterly unpredictable political element at this point.

  3. Michelle Mitchell:

    These figures showing that six people die of melanoma every day in the U.K. really drive home the importance of sun safety, we all need to take steps to protect ourselves from the sun’s harmful UV rays.

  4. Angie Asche:

    In large amounts, alcohol can overwhelm the gut, promoting intestinal inflammation and increasing harmful bacteria … (which) can lead to a wide range of health problems.

  5. Nisha Verma:

    Misinformation can be harmful because it may lead people to try to end their pregnancies in an unsafe way, potentially exposing them to serious bodily harm. While people can self-manage their abortions in a safe way, spreading misinformation about unsafe methods of abortion is incredibly dangerous.


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