Synonyms for hurtful
ˈhɜrt fəlhurt·ful

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1. hurtfuladjective

   Tending to impair or damage; injurious; mischievous; occasioning loss or injury.

   Synonyms:
   disadvantageous, mischievous, injurious, baneful, detrimental, prejudicial, harmful, pernicious, destructive, unwholesome, noxious

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1. hurtful

   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, harmful, 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

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1. hurtful

   Synonyms:
   mischievous, injurious, pernicious, baleful, deleterious, baneful, noxious, detrimental, prejudicial

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1. hurtfuladjective

   causing hurt

   "her hurtful unconsidered words"

   Synonyms:
   deleterious, injurious

   Antonyms:
   harmless, kind

2. deleterious, hurtful, injuriousadjective

   harmful to living things

   "deleterious chemical additives"

   Synonyms:
   deleterious, injurious

   Antonyms:
   kind, harmless

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1. hurtfuladjective

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

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1. hurtfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   injurious

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1. List of paraphrases for "hurtful":

   painful

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1. Haley Kroll:

   The whole purpose of this campaign is to open people’s eyes and let them see what these words mean and how hurtful they can be.

2. Kurt Schrader:

   My words were wrong, hurtful and completely inappropriate, i sincerely apologize to my colleagues, constituents and friends for the pain I caused.

3. Karen Bass:

   There is nothing worse than to not be believed and for your reality to be completely denied, that is beyond hurtful, and I'm not sure people understand the depths of the pain it causes when people say police officers have killed us without reason, and other people say that just didn't happen.

4. Kamala Harris:

   Vice President Biden, I do not believe you are a racist, and I agree with you, when you commit yourself to the importance of finding common ground. But I also believe -- and it's personal -- it was actually hurtful to hear you talk about the reputations of two United States senators who built their reputations and career on the segregation of race in this country.

5. Elizabeth Lauten:

   After many hours of prayer, talking to my parents, and re-reading my words online I can see more clearly just how hurtful my words were. Please know, those judgmental feelings truly have no place in my heart.