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Synonyms for detrimental
ˌdɛ trəˈmɛn tldetri·men·tal
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Wiktionary
detrimentaladjective
Causing damage or harm.
Smoking tobacco can be detrimental to your health.
Antonyms:
beneficial
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, unwholesomeAntonyms:
advantageous, beneficent, beneficial, favorable, good, healthful, helpful, invigorating, life-giving, profitable, rejuvenating, salutary, serviceable, useful, wholesome
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
detrimental
Synonyms:
injurious, hurtful, perniciousAntonyms:
beneficial, profitable, augmentative
Princeton's WordNet
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, damagingAntonyms:
harmless
Dictionary of English Synonymes
detrimentaladjective
Synonyms:
injurious, hurtful, mischievous, pernicious, prejudicial
PPDB, the paraphrase database
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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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#841 | bad | |
#2605 | negative | |
#3009 | evil | |
#5680 | adverse | |
#9200 | deadly | |
#9672 | harmful | |
#9718 | foul | |
#13351 | destructive | |
#14517 | damaging | |
#20371 | detrimental | |
#20864 | disruptive | |
#22839 | disastrous | |
#24683 | poisonous | |
#27323 | unfavorable | |
#31651 | noxious | |
#41054 | prejudicial | |
#42095 | injurious | |
#42256 | mischievous | |
#43999 | deleterious | |
#48711 | pernicious | |
#51861 | unfavourable | |
#54344 | hurtful | |
#84995 | ruinous | |
#96594 | disadvantageous | |
#101921 | unwholesome | |
#132519 | baneful | |
#177128 | perverting | |
#196741 | unhealthful | |
#227568 | noisome | |
#264537 | pestilential |
How to use detrimental in a sentence?
Everyone can see that the green agenda is growing and we want to be part of that, but not in a way that's detrimental to our existing bonds and bondholders, so if you buy that (equivalent spending) idea then that's a bit more straightforward.
It is safe to say that no other superstition is so detrimental to growth, so enervating and paralyzing to the minds and hearts of the people, as the superstition of Morality.
We need to have a response whether it's an industry or a government response so that folks understand there is a penalty here, if they go unpunished, the message that sends is detrimental.
In my call today with Director Wang Yi, I made clear that the presence of this surveillance balloon in US airspace is a clear violation of US sovereignty and international law, that it’s an irresponsible act, and that the (People’s Republic of China) decision to take this action on the eve of my planned visit is detrimental to the substantive discussions that we were prepared to have.
This increasing scrutiny and policy tightening, while positive for the segment's long-term prospects, will likely be detrimental to the shorter-term prospect for the junket operators, VIP revenue, and their related activities, junkets facing further operating pressures may result in further VIP room closures.
Translations for detrimental
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- ضارArabic
- вреден, увреждащBulgarian
- skadeligDanish
- abträglich, schädlichGerman
- dañinoSpanish
- haitallinen, vahingollinenFinnish
- nuisible, néfasteFrench
- ártalmasHungarian
- dannosoItalian
- 有害, 損なう, 害Japanese
- 해롭다Korean
- schadelijkDutch
- skadeligNorwegian
- danoso, prejudicialPortuguese
- vătămător, dăunătorRomanian
- вредный, вредоносныйRussian
- skadligSwedish
- హానికరంగాTelugu
- zararlıTurkish
- 不利Chinese
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