Synonyms for detrimental
ˌdɛ trəˈmɛn tldetri·men·tal

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1. detrimentaladjective

   Causing damage or harm.

   Smoking tobacco can be detrimental to your health.

   Synonyms:
   harmful, injurious

   Antonyms:
   beneficial

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1. detrimental

   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, deleterious, destructive, 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. detrimental

   Synonyms:
   injurious, hurtful, pernicious

   Antonyms:
   beneficial, profitable, augmentative

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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, prejudicial, prejudicious, damaging

   Antonyms:
   harmless

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1. detrimentaladjective

   Synonyms:
   injurious, hurtful, mischievous, pernicious, prejudicial

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1. List of paraphrases for "detrimental":

   harmful, damaging, prejudicial, adverse, negative, injurious, deleterious, pernicious, unfavourable, disadvantageous, noxious, disastrous, unfavorable, destructive, disruptive, bad

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1. The CNIL:

   Their uncontrolled development poses the risk of generalizing a feeling of surveillance among citizens... which could be detrimental to the proper functioning of our democratic society.

2. Ryan McCormick:

   Any kind of statement or action taken by networks when a scandal arises may unnecessarily fan the flames of public interest in the scandal, silence may be an effective strategy at times however, silence can also be detrimental ….

3. Anne Winther:

   The most important finding was that the detrimental relationship between this screen-based sedentary behavior and bone mass density in boys persisted two years later.

4. Ruben Segura-Cayuela:

   Deflation fears are overdone and we're seeing some upside surprises now, although risks of persistent low inflation remain, a positive oil shock has a detrimental effect on growth and activity, and could generate some volatility.

5. Carla Perissinotto:

   I don't think the solution of totally being devoid of social contact is the answer, yes, there is some prudence we need to have in social distancing, but we also have to be careful to not isolate more -- it can be very detrimental.