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Antonyms for deleterious
ˌdɛl ɪˈtɪər i əsdele·te·ri·ous
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term deleterious.
Wiktionary
deleteriousadjective
harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way (as for example deleterious effects, deleterious to health).
Synonyms:
harmful, noxious, injurious, pernicious, destructive, hurtful
English Synonyms and Antonyms
deleterious
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.
Antonyms:
advantageous, beneficent, beneficial, favorable, good, healthful, helpful, invigorating, life-giving, profitable, rejuvenating, salutary, serviceable, useful, wholesomeSynonyms:
bad, baneful, deadly, destructive, detrimental, evil, foul, harmful, hurtful, injurious, insalubrious, mischievous, noisome, noxious, pernicious, perverting, pestiferous, pestilential, poisonous, ruinous, unhealthful, unwholesome
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
deleterious
Antonyms:
wholesome, nutritious, esculent, conservative, beneficialSynonyms:
destructive, noxious, injurious, poisonous, pernicious
Princeton's WordNet
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
deleteriousadjective
Synonyms:
hurtful, noxious, pernicious
How to use deleterious in a sentence?
Infants, toddlers and young children have lung tissue that is many times more sensitive to the deleterious effect of the particulates in cigarette smoke.
You can sometimes discover or explore taboos through porn that they can't in real life, the real issue is when it's kept a secret. Studies show that the main deleterious effect is not so much the content itself, but the shame and secrecy that contextualized its use.
There are rules about not smoking in enclosed restaurants and bars because that smoke can be deleterious to someone else's health, now we're in a situation where, if I'm infected with the Covid-19 virus, my breath can be lethal to someone else.
There is a misunderstanding that because children do not get as severe disease as a cohort, in general, as the elderly individuals and those with underlying conditions — we still lost 1,400 children, so, although you have to be aware and not deny that there are deleterious consequences for prolonged periods of time for keeping children out of school, remember, the safety of children is also important.
And then when they do get infected, given the social determinants of health which make it for them, have a higher incidence of diseases like hypertension, obesity, diabetes, they are at much greater risk of suffering the deleterious consequences including death.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#155 | good | |
#1412 | useful | |
#1781 | helpful | |
#4600 | conservative | |
#7883 | beneficial | |
#10437 | profitable | |
#11528 | favorable | |
#14453 | harmless | |
#23212 | advantageous | |
#28082 | nutritious | |
#29956 | wholesome | |
#39413 | healthful | |
#43999 | deleterious | |
#44203 | serviceable | |
#45528 | invigorating | |
#59610 | rejuvenating | |
#78072 | salutary | |
#78321 | beneficent |
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