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Synonyms of harm

24 similar words · 2 opposite words

Another word for harm is hurt. Other synonyms of harm are damage, wound, abuse, injure and maul.

Synonyms and similar words for harm

verbTo damage, hurt, or injure something, usually an inanimate object.

  • abuseTo injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly.
  • bewoundTo wound all over; cover or afflict with wounds.
  • damageTo impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.
  • do damage to
  • do for UKTo doom; to bring about the demise of someone; to injure or harm someone.
  • do illTo harm, to injure.
  • do violence toTo gravely harm.
  • harrowTo break or tear, as if with a harrow; to wound; to lacerate.
  • hurtTo cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
  • injureTo wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.
  • maulTo savage; to cause serious physical wounds.
  • put someone in hospital UKTo injure (someone) to the point that they need serious medical attention.
  • scaith ScotlandTo injure; to wound.
  • scatheTo harm or injure (someone or something) physically.
  • wet slangTo kill or seriously injure.
  • woundTo hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.
  • annoy archaicTo molest; to harm; to injure.
  • damnify obsoleteTo damage physically; to injure.
  • dere UK, archaicTo hurt; harm; injure; wound.
  • forwork archaicTo do wrong to; injure; scathe.
  • grieve archaicTo harm.
  • mayhem archaicTo violently inflict injury on (someone); to injure, to wound.
  • misdo archaicTo do evil; to commit misdeeds.
  • vulnerate archaicTo wound, cause to become vulnerable.

Opposite of harm

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Meaning of harm

  1. noun Physical injury; hurt; damage.
  2. noun Emotional or figurative hurt.
  3. noun Detriment; misfortune.

Full definition of harm

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Questions about synonyms of harm

What is another word for harm?
Harm has 24 synonyms on Word.ws, such as hurt, damage, wound, abuse, injure, maul, harrow and bewound.
What is the opposite of harm?
The opposite of harm is repair. Other antonyms of harm are heal.
What does harm mean?
Harm means physical injury; hurt; damage.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: harm (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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