Harmful synonyms

Baneful, bad, and baleful are all synonyms for harmful. Beneficial and harmless are antonyms of harmful. And here are 33 another word for harmful.

33 Another word for harmful

  • Bad
  • Baleful
  • Baneful
  • Corrupting
  • Damaging
  • Dangerous
  • Deadly
  • Deleterious
  • Destructive
  • Detrimental
  • Disadvantageous
  • Environmentally unfriendly
  • Evil
  • Hazardous
  • Hurtful
  • Injurious
  • Lethal
  • Maleficent
  • Malevolent
  • Malign
  • Malignant
  • Negative
  • Noxious
  • Pernicious
  • Poisonous
  • Subversive
  • Toxic
  • Unfavourable
  • Unhealthy
  • Unwholesome
  • Wounding
  • Malefic

Harmful synonyms statistics

The adjective "harmful" has a variety of synonyms that differ in length. 1 synonym with 3 letters, 1 synonym with 4 letters, 1 synonym with 5 letters, 3 synonyms with 6 letters, 4 synonyms with 7 letters, 3 synonyms with 8 letters, 6 synonyms with 9 letters, 5 synonyms with 10 letters, 4 synonyms with 11 letters, 1 synonym with 12 letters, 1 synonym with 15 letters, and 1 synonym with 25 letters, for a total of 31 synonyms for harmful.

Harmful sentences

Smoking is harmful to health.

Harmful chemicals damage the environment.

Excessive stress can be harmful.

Certain habits are potentially harmful.


Similar to harmful

Word Opposites Synonyms
Charge Withdraw, retreat Ask in payment, ask
Beautiful Ugly, unattractive Attractive, pretty
Fulfilling Empty, unsatisfying Gratifying, satisfying
Fulfil Fail in, neglect Succeed in, attain
Cheerful Sad, cheerless Happy, jolly
Powerful Weak, helpless Influential, high-powered
Respectful Disrespectful, rude Deferential, reverent
Colorful Colorless, dull, drab Brightly coloured, bright-coloured
Fully Partially, nearly Completely, entirely
Successful Unsuccessful, unsuccessful, unprofitable, poor Victorious, triumphant
Earful Silence, quiet Informative talk, long explanation
Charm Repulsion, annoyance Delight, please
Charming Unpleasant, repulsive Delightful, pleasing
Harmony Discord, conflict Euphony, polyphony
Share Be excluded from, withhold, keep Split, divide
Sharp Dull, blunt Keen, sharp-edged
Characterize Obscure, misrepresent Distinguish, make distinctive
Fruitful Fruitless, futile Fruit-bearing, fructiferous
Hardship Prosperity, ease Privation, deprivation
Joyful Sad, miserable, distressing, depressing Cheerful, happy
Mindful Heedless, oblivious Aware of, conscious of
Awful Lovely, wonderful, good, excellent Very unpleasant, disgusting
Hopeful Pessimistic, discouraging Optimistic, full of hope
Warm Cold, cool, chilly, chilled Hot, warming
Harm Benefit, good Injury, hurt
Thoughtful Vacant, superficial Pensive, thinking
Thankful Disappointed, ungrateful Grateful, appreciative
Hopefully Pessimistically, doubtfully Optimistically, with hope
Character Villain, corruption Personality, nature
Hard work Laziness, idleness Diligence, effort
Impactful Ineffective, insignificant Influential, powerful
Careful Careless, reckless Cautious, heedful
Harsh Soft, dulcet, subdued Grating, jarring
Characteristic Anomaly, irregularity Attribute, feature
Meaningful Meaningless, inconsequential Significant, relevant
Grateful Ungrateful, indifferent Appreciative, thankful
Hard Soft, light Firm, solid
Wonderful Awful, dreadful Marvellous, magnificent
Full Empty, incomplete, selective, partial, vague Filled, filled up