harmful
161
2.6
- adjective
- /ˈhɑrmfəl/
:
perjudicial
- And I understand that there can be harmful effects from getting the measles.
- harmful effects
- harmful consequences
- harmful chemicals
It's going to help to burn down harmful visceral fat.
- It's going to help to burn down harmful visceral fat.
- We said that that's harmful to people and it's also false.
- Obviously, this can be a confusing, frustrating, and quite harmful dynamic for a child.
- And I understand that there can be harmful effects from getting the measles.
- And yeah, from from harmful rays, harmful rays of the sun.
- The enablers are often more harmful with their gas lighting.
- This could potentially be making COVID seem less harmful in South African statistics.
- And along with them, they're carrying these harmful chemicals like BPA and phthalates, right?
- The enablers are often more harmful with their gaslighting.
- But policy has been the most harmful up there.
- I don't see it being harmful because carbon does.
- I don't know how to describe it, but it's very harmful and, and just toxic.
- And some lying could be very harmful and very counterproductive in the end.
Examples
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Although it may seem like a minor technicality, this law is harmful to Egyptian democracy.
Academic text (2011) -
However, these proposals have focused primarily on the potential for reducing exposure to harmful constituents in tobacco and smoke.
Academic text (2011) -
That gas can be harmful, but it's all in how you treat things.
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Sometimes the best choice is the one that is the least harmful.
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Obviously, this can be a confusing, frustrating, and quite harmful dynamic for a child.
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Sam Nunn, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has described the harmful effects of this shift.
Academic text (1990) -
Over 40 of these are harmful chemicals that are known to cause cancer and other smoking-related diseases.
Academic text (2011) -
You know we carry all kinds of viruses and bacteria that could be harmful to a sensitive lifeform.
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Ingesting large amounts of sugar can be harmful to your health over time.
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Cigarette smoke contains many harmful chemicals that can damage your lungs.
Synonyms
∞
1.5
Likely to cause harm or injury
∞
1.0
Likely to cause harm or injury
380
4.0
Containing poison that can cause harm or death
243
4.2
Causing great damage or harm
224
5.1
Causing very great damage or sadness
98
5.2
Likely to cause harm or danger
93
1.1
Likely to cause harm to people or damage to things
90
2.8
Containing a substance that can make you sick and can cause death if eaten, touched, or breathed
83
6.0
Harmful to people or things, often making progress difficult
80
3.1
Likely to cause harm to a person or to their things
49
6.3
Causing harm to people, things, or the environment
23
8.2
Harmful in a slow and hidden way
10
7.0
Causing very serious harm to people or businesses
9
8.5
Harmful to people, animals, or plants
8
7.0
Can harm people, animals, or plants
3
6.8
Causing problems that make someone or something worse off
1
2.9
Causing harm to living things like people or animals
1
4.8
Harmful to your health and likely to make you sick
1
9.1
Causing great harm or serious damage
Antonyms
Compounds
How Harmful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Harmful comes from the simple word harm meaning 'hurt' or 'damage' and the ending -ful meaning 'full of'. So something harmful is 'full of harm' and likely to cause hurt or damage.