Analysis Complete

harmful

/ harmful /
adjective/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
causing or capable of causing harm
"too much sun is harmful to the skin"
"harmful effects of smoking"
Similar:
abusive bad bruising calumniatory calumnious defamatory denigrative denigrating
Opposites:
harmless
See also:
destructive disadvantageous malign noxious offensive
adjective satellite Sense 2
able or likely to do harm
Similar:
dangerous unsafe
adjective Sense 3
constituting a disadvantage
Similar:
minus negative
Opposites:
advantageous
See also:
inexpedient inopportune
adjective satellite Sense 4
tending to cause great harm
Similar:
malign
adjective satellite Sense 5
contrary to your interests or welfare
"adverse circumstances"
"made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"
Similar:
unfavorable unfavourable
adjective Sense 6
injurious to physical or mental health
"noxious chemical wastes"
"noxious ideas"
Similar:
baneful deadly pernicious pestilent corrupting degrading vesicatory vesicant
Opposites:
innocuous harmless
See also:
toxic unwholesome
Semantic Complexity
49%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
23
Total Relationships
36
Times Searched
2
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abusive bad bruising calumniatory calumnious defamatory denigrative denigrating harmless dangerous unsafe minus