Synonyms of prejudicial
16 similar words · 2 opposite words
Another word for prejudicial is harmful. Other synonyms of prejudicial are damaging, detrimental, hurtful, deleterious and noisome. The opposite of prejudicial is nonprejudicial.
Synonyms and similar words for prejudicial
adjectiveCausing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious.
- 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.
- hurtfulTending to impair or damage; injurious; occasioning loss or injury.
- inimical
- injurious
- mischievous
- nocentCausing injury; harmful.
- nocuousLikely to cause harm or damage.
- noxiousHarmful; injurious.
- noisomeHurtful or noxious to health; unwholesome, insalubrious.
- scathandHarmful; scathing.
- scathel
- sullen obsolete
- venom obsoletePoisonous, poisoned; (figuratively) pernicious.
Opposite of prejudicial
adjectiveExhibiting prejudice or bias.
- nonprejudicialNot prejudicial; not pre-judging.
adjectiveTending to convince based on past history rather than on evidence about the case at hand.
- probativeTending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the truth of an allegation.
Meaning of prejudicial
- adjective Exhibiting prejudice or bias.
- adjective Causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious.
- adjective Tending to convince based on past history rather than on evidence about the case at hand.
prejudicial in other languages
Questions about synonyms of prejudicial
- What is another word for prejudicial?
- Prejudicial has 16 synonyms on Word.ws, such as harmful, damaging, detrimental, hurtful, deleterious, noisome and noxious.
- What is the opposite of prejudicial?
- The opposite of prejudicial is nonprejudicial.
- What does prejudicial mean?
- Prejudicial means exhibiting prejudice or bias.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: prejudicial (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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