Synonyms for deleterious
ˌdɛl ɪˈtɪər i əs

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1. deleterious, hurtful, injurious(adj)

   harmful to living things

   "deleterious chemical additives"

   Synonyms:
   hurtful, injurious

   Antonyms:
   harmless

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1. deleterious(adjective)

   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(a.)

   Synonyms:
   destructive, deadly, poisonous, noxious

2. deleterious(a.)

   Synonyms:
   injurious, pernicious, hurtful, unwholesome

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1. deleterious(a)

   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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How to use deleterious in a sentence?

1. Ian Kerner:

   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.

2. 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.

3. James Nestor:

   Stanford University scientists knew it wasn't going to be good, because there's a very firm scientific foundation showing all the deleterious effects of mouth breathing, from periodontal disease to metabolic disorders.

4. 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.

5. Kristine Yaffe:

   It does say - on average - participation in football doesn't carry deleterious cognitive outcomes later in life.

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