Synonyms of hurtful
17 similar words
Another word for hurtful is harmful. Other synonyms of hurtful are damaging, detrimental, deleterious, injurious and prejudicial.
Synonyms and similar words for hurtful
adjectiveTending to impair or damage; injurious; occasioning loss or injury.
- pernicious
- harmfulCausing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
- damagingCausing damage; harmful, injurious.
- deleteriousHarmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way.
- detrimentalCausing damage or harm.
- inimical
- injuriousCausing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful.
- mischievous
- nocentCausing injury; harmful.
- nocuousLikely to cause harm or damage.
- noxiousHarmful; injurious.
- noisomeHurtful or noxious to health; unwholesome, insalubrious.
- prejudicialCausing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious.
- scathandHarmful; scathing.
- scathel
- sullen obsolete
- venom obsoletePoisonous, poisoned; (figuratively) pernicious.
Meaning of hurtful
- adjective Tending to impair or damage; injurious; occasioning loss or injury.
- adjective Tending to hurt someone's feelings; insulting; lacerating.
hurtful in other languages
Questions about synonyms of hurtful
- What is another word for hurtful?
- Hurtful has 17 synonyms on Word.ws, such as harmful, damaging, detrimental, deleterious, injurious, prejudicial, noisome and noxious.
- What does hurtful mean?
- Hurtful means tending to impair or damage; injurious; occasioning loss or injury.
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