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Merriam-Webster Dictionary
detrimental
effects of pollution
noun
det·ri·men·tal
|
\
ˌde-trə-ˈmen-tᵊl
\
an undesirable or harmful person or thing
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
:
an undesirable or
harmful
person or thing
Other Words
Adjective
detrimentally
\
ˌde-trə-ˈmen-tᵊl-ē
\
adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Adjective
adverse
,
bad
,
baleful
,
baneful
,
damaging
,
dangerous
,
deleterious
,
evil
,
harmful
,
hurtful
,
ill
,
injurious
,
mischievous
,
nocuous
,
noxious
,
pernicious
,
prejudicial
,
wicked
Antonyms: Adjective
anodyne
,
benign
,
harmless
,
hurtless
,
innocent
,
innocuous
,
inoffensive
,
safe
Examples
Adjective
//
there were serious concerns that the factory's waste was
detrimental
to the local environment
First Known Use
Adjective
1590, in the meaning defined
above
Noun
1831, in the meaning defined
above
History and Etymology
Adjective
detriment
+
-al
entry 1
Noun
derivative of
detrimental
entry 1
detrimental
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
causing or capable of causing harm
//
there were serious concerns that the factory's waste was
detrimental
to the local environment
Synonyms
adverse
,
bad
,
baleful
,
baneful
,
damaging
,
dangerous
,
deleterious
,
evil
,
harmful
,
hurtful
,
ill
,
injurious
,
mischievous
,
nocuous
,
noxious
,
pernicious
,
prejudicial
,
wicked
Related Words
noun
det·ri·men·tal
|
\
ˌde-trə-ˈmen-tᵊl
\
an undesirable or harmful person or thing
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
:
an undesirable or
harmful
person or thing
Other Words
Adjective
detrimentally
\
ˌde-trə-ˈmen-tᵊl-ē
\
adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Adjective
adverse
,
bad
,
baleful
,
baneful
,
damaging
,
dangerous
,
deleterious
,
evil
,
harmful
,
hurtful
,
ill
,
injurious
,
mischievous
,
nocuous
,
noxious
,
pernicious
,
prejudicial
,
wicked
Antonyms: Adjective
anodyne
,
benign
,
harmless
,
hurtless
,
innocent
,
innocuous
,
inoffensive
,
safe
Examples
Adjective
//
there were serious concerns that the factory's waste was
detrimental
to the local environment
First Known Use
Adjective
1590, in the meaning defined
above
Noun
1831, in the meaning defined
above
History and Etymology
Adjective
detriment
+
-al
entry 1
Noun
derivative of
detrimental
entry 1
detrimental
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
causing or capable of causing harm
//
there were serious concerns that the factory's waste was
detrimental
to the local environment
Synonyms
adverse
,
bad
,
baleful
,
baneful
,
damaging
,
dangerous
,
deleterious
,
evil
,
harmful
,
hurtful
,
ill
,
injurious
,
mischievous
,
nocuous
,
noxious
,
pernicious
,
prejudicial
,
wicked
Related Words