harming

VERB

injure; cause evil

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abuse damage hurt impair inconvenience maim mar outrage prejudice ruin sabotage sap shatter shock tarnish trample traumatize undermine wreck

STRONG

blemish bruise crush dilapidate discommode get ill-treat incommode maltreat mangle misuse molest mutilate nick scathe spoil stab total tweak vandalize vitiate wing wound wrench wrong zing

WEAK

disserve do violence to dump on louse up mess up muck up put down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid approve assist benefit build create cure fix heal help mend please repair respect strengthen

STRONG

lose make happy protect surrender yield

WEAK

care improve

Example Sentences

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harming

L. slashi does not produce venom capable of seriously harming a human.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

Chambers, along with director of nursing and head of safeguarding Alison Kelly and medical director Ian Harvey, "dismissed the idea that Letby was deliberately harming babies", Thirlwall added.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

This year more than a half-million acres have burned there, forcing school closures and harming air quality as far away as Singapore and the Philippines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

But stopping industries from harming the rest of us seems like a task for the government.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

He had a horror of harming an innocent person.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman