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What is another word for Detrimental? – 136 Detrimental Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    harmful damaging injurious detrimental hurtful adverse unfavorable negative destructive calamitous disastrous catastrophic deleterious pernicious baneful nocuous noxious poisonous toxic malignant maleficent baleful ill-fated unwholesome unhealthful unsalutary unpropitious inimical hostile antagonistic contrary opposed inopportune inauspicious

    Meaning of Detrimental

    According to the Oxford English Dictionary, "detrimental" means causing harm or damage, or having a negative effect on something.

    Definitions

    • Merriam-Webster defines "detrimental" as causing damage or harm, or having a negative and often harmful effect.
    • Cambridge Dictionary describes "detrimental" as causing harm or damage, or having a negative effect on something.

    Example Uses

    • The new policy has had a detrimental effect on the company's profits, leading to significant financial losses.
    • Smoking is detrimental to your health, and can cause a range of serious diseases.
    • The lack of sleep can be detrimental to your mental and physical well-being, so it's essential to get enough rest.

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    beneficial advantageous helpful favorable positive constructive beneficial wholesome healthful salutary propitious opportune auspicious supportive encouraging uplifting edifying improving enhancing enriching rewarding valuable profitable gainful useful

    Related Nouns

    damage harm injury loss detriment disadvantage drawback handicap liability weakness vulnerability risk threat danger peril hazard menace impairment disability defect flaw fault shortcoming limitation restriction constraint

    Related Verbs

    harm damage injure impair weaken undermine compromise jeopardize risk threaten endanger imperil menace hurt wound mar spoil ruin destroy devastate annihilate extinguish eradicate eliminate

    Related Adjectives

    harmful damaging injurious adverse unfavorable negative destructive calamitous disastrous catastrophic deleterious pernicious baneful nocuous noxious poisonous toxic malignant maleficent baleful ill-fated unwholesome unhealthful unsalutary inimical hostile antagonistic