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What is another word for Damaging? – 129 Damaging Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    harmful hurtful injurious detrimental destructive calamitous disastrous catastrophic deleterious pernicious noxious baneful baleful maleficent malignant prejudicial adverse unfavorable inimical hostile destructive devastating ravaging erosive corrosive abrasive caustic toxic poisonous lethal fatal ruinous disastrous cataclysmic annihilative

    Meaning of Damaging

    The primary meaning of "Damaging" is causing harm or injury to something or someone.

    Definitions

    • Causing harm or injury to something or someone
    • * Causing damage to something, especially in a way that is deliberate or reckless
    • * Having a harmful or injurious effect on something or someone

    Etymology of Damaging

    The word "Damaging" originates from the Old French word "damager," which means "to condemn" or "to sentence to a loss"
    This Old French word is derived from the Latin word "damnare," which means "to condemn" or "to sentence to a loss"
    The word "Damaging" has been used in the English language since the 15th century to describe something that causes harm or injury

    Example Uses

    • The company's damaging reputation made it difficult to attract new customers
    • * The hurricane caused damaging winds that destroyed several buildings
    • * The new policy has had a damaging effect on the local economy

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    beneficial helpful advantageous favorable positive constructive supportive useful advantageous beneficial profitable wholesome salutary remedial curative restorative rejuvenating revitalizing invigorating strengthening enhancing

    Related Nouns

    damage harm injury hurt loss destruction devastation calamity disaster catastrophe detriment impairment debilitation incapacitation paralysis erosion corrosion abrasion toxicity poison lethality fatality ruin annihilation

    Related Verbs

    harm hurt injure damage destroy devastate ruin annihilate corrode erode abrade poison toxify lethalize fatalize incapacitate debilitate impair paralyze demolish dismantle

    Related Adjectives

    harmful hurtful injurious detrimental destructive calamitous disastrous catastrophic deleterious pernicious noxious baneful baleful maleficent malignant prejudicial adverse unfavorable inimical hostile toxic poisonous lethal fatal ruinous disastrous cataclysmic annihilative