Detrimental Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Detrimental

Harmful, malevolent, injurious.

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Hostile or disparaging; malicious:

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Harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way (as for example deleterious effects, deleterious to health).

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Having a bad odor; foul-smelling

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Likely to cause harm or damage

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Sorry; regretful:

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(Slang) Extremely bad (bad enough to make one ill). Generally used indirectly with to be.

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Unfavorable; harmful

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Causing anger, displeasure, or resentment:

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Causing or tending to cause harm, especially to a legal case:

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Capable of causing injury or death, especially by chemical means; poisonous.

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Not conducive to morality; morally harmful:

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Portending harm; ominous.

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Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.

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(Computing, programming, slang) undesirable; harmful; bad practice

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Causing pain or suffering, especially of a psychological nature.

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Injuring or likely to cause injury; harmful

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Inclined to annoy or vex with playful tricks; naughty

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Portending evil; ominous.

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Harmful; injurious; causing damage.

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Designed or tending to disprove or discredit:

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Injurious or harmful in effect; adverse:

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Malicious or harmful.

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Prejudicial.

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Antonyms for Detrimental

The definition of helpful is someone or something that is useful, that provides assistance or aid, or that is prone to providing aid.

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Affording advantage; favorable or beneficial.

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Yielding profit; advantageous:

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damaging, disadvantageous

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(Law) For one's own benefit

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Words Related to Detrimental

Causing much harm in a subtle way.

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Causing or capable of causing harm; injurious.

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Causing harm or injury

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