Synonyms for detriment
ˈdɛ trə məntdetri·ment

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. detrimentnoun

   Synonyms:
   hurt, damage, harm

   Antonyms:
   benefit

2. detrimentnoun

   harm, hurt, damage.

   Synonyms:
   damage, harm, hurt

   Antonyms:
   benefit

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. detriment

   Injury (Latin in, not, and jus, juris, right, law) signifies primarily something done contrary to law or right; hence, something contrary to some standard of right or good; whatever reduces the value, utility, beauty, or desirableness of anything is an injury to that thing; of persons, whatever is so done as to operate adversely to one in his person, rights, property, or reputation is an injury; the word is especially used of whatever mars the integrity of the body or causes pain; as, when rescued from the wreck his injuries were found to be very slight. Injury is the general term including all the rest. Damage (Latin damnum, loss) is that which occasions loss to the possessor; hence, any impairment of value, often with the suggestion of fault on the part of the one causing it; damage reduces value, utility, or beauty; detriment (Latin deterere, to rub or wear away) is similar in meaning, but far milder. Detriment may affect value only; damage always affects real worth or utility; as a rule, the slightest use of an article by a purchaser operates to its detriment if again offered for sale, tho the article may have received not the slightest damage. Damage is partial; loss is properly absolute as far as it is predicated at all; the loss of a ship implies that it is gone beyond recovery; the loss of the rudder is a damage to the ship; but since the loss of a part still leaves a part, we may speak of a partial or a total loss. Evil commonly suggests suffering or sin, or both; as, the evils of poverty, the social evil. Harm is closely synonymous with injury; it may apply to body, mind, or estate, but always affects real worth, while injury may concern only estimated value. A hurt is an injury that causes pain, physical or mental; a slight hurt may be no real harm. Mischief is disarrangement, trouble, or harm usually caused by some voluntary agent, with or without injurious intent; a child's thoughtless sport may do great mischief; wrong is harm done with evil intent. An outrage combines insult and injury. Compare synonyms for BLEMISH; CRIMINAL; INJUSTICE.

   Synonyms:
   blemish, damage, disadvantage, evil, harm, hurt, impairment, injury, injustice, loss, mischief, outrage, prejudice, wrong

   Antonyms:
   advantage, amelioration, benefit, blessing, boon, help, improvement, remedy, service, utility

   Preposition:
   The injury of the cause; an injury to the structure; injury by fire; by or from collision, interference, etc.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. detriment

   Synonyms:
   loss, harm, hurt, injury, deterioration, impairment, disadvantage, prejudice, damage, inconvenience

   Antonyms:
   enhancement, improvement, remedy, reinstatement, repair, augmentation

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. detriment, hurtnoun

   a damage or loss

   Synonyms:
   hurt, injury, distress, harm, damage, suffering, trauma, scathe

Matched Categories

1. • Damage

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. detrimentnoun

   Synonyms:
   loss, damage, injury, disadvantage, mischief, prejudice, evil, harm, hurt

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "detriment":

   expense, disadvantage, prejudice, damage, harm, injury

How to pronounce detriment?

How to say detriment in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use detriment in a sentence?

1. Geoff LeBaron:

   When people harass them, it's to the detriment of the birds. It can cause them to spend more energy and push them over the edge. If they are starving already, it can cause them to starve to death.

2. Gareth Southgate:

   The lads would always be prepared to risk injury for these games, but that can't be to the detriment of the performance level. When it gets to these games, they're not always as honest as they might be about how fit they are. So you've got to have a racehorse trainer's eye at times to really try and sort that out.

3. Adam Mount:

   The United States appears to be adopting more realistic tactics on nuclear disarmament, but not more realistic objectives, the agenda is still dominated by the nuclear issue — to the detriment of achievable deals on arms control or other critical interests like human rights, proliferation risks, chemical and biological weapons, or missile limits.

4. Heidi Cruz:

   Got it. Got the memo, i feel bad, I feel sad that they have this view of Ted. First of all, do I think they’re wrong on Ted? Of course, but to their detriment, because he’s a great guy.

5. Matthew Cole:

   The harm and detriment to an employer stemming from these kinds of issues are not solely financial, they can inflict greater damage to reputation, public image, productivity and retention.