harmful

[hahrm-fuhl] / ˈhɑrm fəl /

ADJECTIVE

injurious, hurtful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adverse bad catastrophic damaging destructive detrimental disadvantageous disastrous inimical noxious painful pernicious risky ruinous sinful toxic unhealthy unsafe

WEAK

baleful baneful calamitous cataclysmic consumptive corroding corrupting crippling deleterious dire evil harassing incendiary internecine malefic malicious malignant menacing mischievous murderous nocuous pestiferous pestilential sinister subversive undermining unwholesome virulent

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advantageous aiding assisting beneficial favorable fortunate good harmless healthy helpful honest kind lucky profitable safe upright

Example Sentences

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"It is not funny. It is immensely harmful."

From Barron's

The initiative is also aimed at protecting young people from online risks, including cyberbullying and harmful content.

From BBC

A newly released perspective article in Nature Nanotechnology describes an innovative nanoparticle-based approach designed to remove harmful proteins from the body.

From Science Daily

Both countries are among five EU states currently testing an age-verification app they hope will prevent children accessing harmful content online.

From Barron's

The committee said the number of lives saved by screening does not outweigh its harmful effects on healthy men.

From BBC

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