Hurtful synonyms
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Causing or able to cause harm; hurtful
Injuring or likely to cause injury; harmful
dangerous (related)
Causing danger; ready to do harm or injury.
deadly (related)
The definition of deadly is something likely to be terminal or the cause of your demise, or something complete, something hateful, or something extremely boring.
ominous (related)
Of or serving as an omen; esp., having the character of an evil omen; threatening; sinister
poisonous (related)
Capable of injuring or killing by or as by poison; containing, or having the effects of, a poison; toxic; venomous
Deliberately seeking to inflict pain and suffering; enjoying others' suffering; without mercy or pity
Harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way (as for example deleterious effects, deleterious to health).
Tending or likely to cause destruction
Causing damage or harm; injurious.
Morally bad or wrong; wicked:
(Slang) Hard to cope with; difficult or troublesome:
Harmful to the mind or morals; corrupting:
The definition of pernicious is deadly or very destructive.
Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful. [From mid-14thC.]
comforting (antonym)
The definition of comforting is something that soothes you.
pleasant (antonym)
The definition of pleasant is someone or something that is agreeable, enjoyable or likable.
harmless (antonym)
Of or relating to an error in a trial that would not change the outcome and therefore does not call for a reversal of the case on appeal.
nice (antonym)
1822, T. Creevey, Reminiscences, 28 Jul:
helping (antonym)
injurious, cruel
aiding (antonym)
injurious, cruel
helpful (antonym)
Providing assistance; useful.
assisting (antonym)
injurious, cruel
Experiencing aches.
That causes physical or mental pain
Causing persistent mild pain, or annoyance.
Causing sadness, grief, misery, or distress
Inclined to annoy or vex with playful tricks; naughty
pain (related)
Marked by, causing, or experiencing physical pain
help (related)
Causing harm or injury
(Slang) Extremely bad (bad enough to make one ill). Generally used indirectly with to be.
Find another word for hurtful. In this page you can discover 40 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for hurtful, like: harmful, injurious, bad, dangerous, deadly, ominous, poisonous, baneful, cruel, damaging and deleterious.