⚠️deleterious

Meaning

causing harm or damage

Causing physical or mental harm or damage.

Example Sentences

Smoking has deleterious effects on health.

Smoking has deleterious effects on health.

Synonyms

harmful, damaging, detrimental, injurious, Harmful, Detrimental, Adverse

Entry 1

harmful, damaging, detrimental, injurious

Entry 2

Harmful, Detrimental, Adverse

Antonyms

beneficial, helpful, advantageous, Beneficial, Helpful, Harmless

Entry 1

beneficial, helpful, advantageous

Entry 2

Beneficial, Helpful, Harmless

Collocations

deleterious effect, deleterious impact, deleterious influence