Antonyms for damaging
ˈdæm ɪ dʒɪŋdam·ag·ing

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1. damaging, detrimental, prejudicial, prejudiciousadjective

   (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury

   "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant"

   Antonyms:
   harmless, constructive

   Synonyms:
   negative, detrimental, prejudicial, prejudicious

2. damaging, negativeadjective

   designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions

   "negative criticism"

   Antonyms:
   constructive, harmless

   Synonyms:
   prejudicious, negative, negatively charged, detrimental, minus, electronegative, prejudicial, disconfirming

How to use damaging in a sentence?

1. Prime Minister David Cameron:

   I have always said I think that it is sensible that we should, ISIL don't recognize a border between Iraq and Syria and neither should we but I need to build the argument, I need to take it to parliament, I need to convince more people, we won't hold that vote unless we can see that parliament would endorse action because to fail on this would be damaging, it is not a question of damaging the government it is a question of not damaging our country and its reputation in the world.

2. David Lidington:

   If the TTIP project fails I think that will send a really dismaying message about Europe's waning importance in world affairs, we should not pretend that that will have anything other than a damaging impact both economically and diplomatically.

3. Whitney Bowe:

   You’re basically damaging the skin barrier, not only can it cause inflammation and irritation, but if it’s your go-to remedy, it can also lead toeczema and other major skin issues down the road.I would absolutely avoid it.

4. Roberto Perotti:

   A lot of the projects financed with EU money are useless or even damaging, we would be better off not taking it and asking for a corresponding discount on what we pay into the EU.

5. Matt Sena:

   A lot of that is going to depend on where the surface low moves and how far north the warm front gets, the primary threat is going to be damaging winds. There will be some threat for hail. There is enough shear, so we can't rule out the possibility of tornadoes, but the primary threat will be damaging winds.

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