Synonyms for deleterious
ˌdɛl ɪˈtɪər i əsdele·te·ri·ous

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1. deleteriousadjective

   harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way (as for example deleterious effects, deleterious to health).

   Synonyms:
   harmful, noxious, injurious, pernicious, destructive, hurtful

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1. 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.

   Synonyms:
   bad, baneful, deadly, destructive, detrimental, evil, foul, harmful, hurtful, injurious, insalubrious, mischievous, noisome, noxious, pernicious, perverting, pestiferous, pestilential, poisonous, ruinous, unhealthful, unwholesome

   Antonyms:
   advantageous, beneficent, beneficial, favorable, good, healthful, helpful, invigorating, life-giving, profitable, rejuvenating, salutary, serviceable, useful, wholesome

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1. deleterious

   Synonyms:
   destructive, noxious, injurious, poisonous, pernicious

   Antonyms:
   wholesome, nutritious, esculent, conservative, beneficial

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1. deleterious, hurtful, injuriousadjective

   harmful to living things

   "deleterious chemical additives"

   Synonyms:
   hurtful, injurious

   Antonyms:
   harmless

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1. deleteriousadjective

   Synonyms:
   destructive, deadly, poisonous, noxious

2. deleteriousadjective

   Synonyms:
   injurious, pernicious, hurtful, unwholesome

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1. deleteriousadjective

   Synonyms:
   hurtful, noxious, pernicious

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1. List of paraphrases for "deleterious":

   harmful, noxious, detrimental, adverse, damaging, pernicious, negative, injurious, prejudicial

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1. Sriram Sankararaman:

   We are beginning to learn more about the impact of DNA from archaic hominins on human biology, we now know that both Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA was deleterious in general but there were some genes where this DNA had an adaptive impact. For example, altitude adaptation in Tibetans was likely facilitated by a Denisovan introgressed gene.

2. Anthony Fauci:

   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.

3. David Aronoff:

   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.

4. Michael Gordon:

   Infants, toddlers and young children have lung tissue that is many times more sensitive to the deleterious effect of the particulates in cigarette smoke.

5. Anthony Fauci:

   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.