DETRIMENTAL: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DETRIMENTAL?

Need another word that means the same as “detrimental”? Find 26 synonyms and 30 related words for “detrimental” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Detrimental” are: damaging, prejudicial, prejudicious, harmful, injurious, hurtful, inimical, deleterious, dangerous, destructive, ruinous, calamitous, disastrous, pernicious, ill, bad, evil, baleful, malign, corrupting, malignant, adverse, undesirable, unfavourable, unfortunate, counterproductive

Detrimental as an Adjective

Definitions of "Detrimental" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “detrimental” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Causing harm or injury.
• Tending to cause harm.
• (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury.

Synonyms of "Detrimental" as an adjective (26 Words)

adverse	Preventing success or development; harmful; unfavourable. Adverse weather conditions.
bad	Feeling physical discomfort or pain tough is occasionally used colloquially for bad. So called bad grammar.
baleful	Threatening harm; menacing. The Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look.
calamitous	Having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin. Such calamitous events as fires hurricanes and floods.
corrupting	Not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive. Corrupt judges and their corrupting influence.
counterproductive	Tending to hinder the achievement of a goal. Child experts fear the Executive s plans may prove counterproductive.
damaging	Having a detrimental effect on someone or something. Damaging allegations of corruption.
dangerous	Likely to cause problems or to have adverse consequences. A dangerous bridge.
deleterious	Causing harm or damage. Divorce is assumed to have deleterious effects on children.
destructive	Causing destruction or much damage. The destructive power of weapons.
disastrous	Causing great damage. A disastrous fire swept through the museum.
evil	Of a force or spirit embodying or associated with the forces of the devil. Evil purposes.
harmful	Causing or capable of causing harm. Sugars which can be harmful to the teeth.
hurtful	Causing distress to someone’s feelings. Her hurtful unconsidered words.
ill	Presaging ill fortune. Even the seriously ill cannot get tests done immediately.
inimical	Unfriendly; hostile. An inimical alien power.
injurious	Causing or likely to cause damage or harm. Food which is injurious to health.
malign	Of a disease malignant. Prompted by malign motives.
malignant	(of a disease) very virulent or infectious. In the hands of malignant fate.
pernicious	Exceedingly harmful. The pernicious influences of the mass media.
prejudicial	Harmful to someone or something; detrimental. The presence of discriminatory or prejudicial attitudes in the white population.
prejudicious	Causing harm or injury. The conclusions in the annual report of the commission are prejudicious.
ruinous	Extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin. A ruinous effect on the environment.
undesirable	Not worthy of being chosen (especially as a spouse. The drug s undesirable side effects.
unfavourable	(of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose. Single mothers are often the target of unfavourable press attention.
unfortunate	Having or marked by bad fortune; unlucky. An unfortunate decision.

Usage Examples of "Detrimental" as an adjective

• Recent policies have been detrimental to the interests of many old people.
• Moving her could have a detrimental effect on her health.

Associations of "Detrimental" (30 Words)

antidote	A remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison. Laughter is a good antidote to stress.
catastrophic	Relating to geological catastrophism. Catastrophic illness.
damage	Suffer or be susceptible to damage. How much is the damage.
damaging	Having a detrimental effect on someone or something. Damaging allegations of corruption.
deadly	As if dead. It s a great town and the pubs are deadly.
deleterious	Causing harm or damage. Divorce is assumed to have deleterious effects on children.
destructive	Causing destruction or much damage. A policy that is destructive to the economy.
devastating	Physically or spiritually devastating often used in combination. A devastating portrait of human folly.
exotoxin	A toxin that is secreted by microorganisms into the surrounding medium.
fatal	Causing death. A fatal accident.
harm	Cause or do harm to. I can t see any harm in it.
harmful	Causing or capable of causing harm. The ozone layer blocks the harmful rays from the sun.
incapacitate	Deprive (someone) of their legal capacity. He was incapacitated by a heart attack.
injurious	Causing or likely to cause damage or harm. Food which is injurious to health.
injury	An act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage. She suffered an injury to her back.
lethal	(in a sporting context) very accurate or skilful. The Krakatoa eruption was the most lethal on record.
libellous	Containing or constituting a libel. A libellous newspaper story.
libelous	(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign.
neurotoxin	A poison which acts on the nervous system.
noxious	Injurious to physical or mental health. They were overcome by the noxious fumes.
pernicious	Exceedingly harmful. The pernicious influences of the mass media.
poison	Smear a weapon or missile with poison. Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her.
poisoning	The fact of being affected by or contaminated with poison. Symptoms of poisoning may include nausea diarrhoea and vomiting.
poisonous	Extremely unpleasant or malicious. There was a poisonous atmosphere at the office.
prejudicial	Tending to favor preconceived ideas. The proposals were considered prejudicial to the city centre.
ruinous	Causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin. A ruinous course of action.
toxin	A poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species.
venom	Feeling a need to see others suffer. His voice was full of venom.
virulent	Bitterly hostile. The poison is so virulent that it kills a fish instantly.
wound	Inflict a wound on. The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal wound that he will never get over it.