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harmful

The word “harmful” has 2 syllables: harm-ful

It's pronounced as /ˈhɑrmfəl/

What is synonym and antonym for harmful?

In the thesaurus, “harmful” has 77 synonyms and 43 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for harmful along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for harmful

Antonyms for harmful

  • advantageous
  • aiding
  • anodyne
  • assisting
  • beneficial
  • benign
  • benignant
  • curative
  • favorable
  • fortunate
  • good
  • harmless
  • healthful
  • healthy
  • helpful
  • honest
  • hurtless
  • innocent
  • innocuous
  • inoffensive
  • kind
  • lucky
  • noncorrosive
  • nondestructive
  • nonfatal
  • noninfectious
  • nonlethal
  • nonpoisonous
  • nonpolluting
  • nontoxic
  • nonvenomous
  • palliative
  • profitable
  • propitious
  • remedial
  • safe
  • salubrious
  • salutary
  • secure
  • sound
  • upright
  • useful
  • wholesome

Meanings of harmful

  • adjective
    1. Of a kind likely to be damaging; injurious.

Example Sentences

  • Smoking is known to be harmful to your health.
  • The chemicals in that cleaner can be harmful if inhaled.
  • Too much screen time can have harmful effects on children.
  • They banned the harmful pesticide from use in agriculture.
  • Spreading false information can be harmful to others.

On this page you'll find 120 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to harmful, such as: advantageous, adverse, aiding, anodyne, assisting, bad, baleful.

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damning

ultrahazardous

bad

calamitous

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