Synonyms 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"

   Synonyms:
   negative, detrimental, prejudicial, prejudicious

   Antonyms:
   harmless, constructive

2. damaging, negativeadjective

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

   "negative criticism"

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

   Antonyms:
   constructive, harmless

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1. List of paraphrases for "damaging":

   harmful, detrimental, injurious, prejudicial, adverse, destructive, devastating, pernicious, harming, negative, deleterious, damaged, noxious, disastrous

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How to use damaging in a sentence?

1. Misty Marris:

   This all under the guise of those very, very damaging social media searches that really was that blueprint of his actions, according to prosecutors, this really put the puzzle together to show the story, which is what was needed in a circumstantial evidence case to establish probable cause.

2. Ken Hu:

   We've seen the damaging effect on many of the companies, including Huawei, from the trade war, as the technology industry, we heavily rely on the global supply chain and the global innovation ecosystem, so we are probably suffering the most right now.

3. Sanjeev Nanda:

   If your are upset about therapeutic dating you do not know the damaging potential

4. Kristina Hooper:

   It could be incredibly damaging to the global economy. The risk of a recession has gone up because of the ratcheting up of the trade war.

5. Jon Feere:

   The Biden administration's decision not to publish this report is an admission that they know their policies are extremely damaging and highly unpopular, because if they thought this was good news, if they were proud of their policies, they would be out there having a press conference showing the results of their policies – and they’re not.