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Noun
Example: “They live in harmony.”
Synonyms: peace
Antonyms: conflict
Adjective
Example: “Smoking is harmful.”
Synonyms: dangerous
Antonyms: safe
Example: “The email contained malicious software.”
Synonyms: harmful, evil
Antonyms: benign
Example: “The brand has a strong mystique.”
Synonyms: aura, charm
Antonyms: plainness
Example: “The drug had adverse effects.”
Synonyms: negative, harmful
Antonyms: favorable
Example: “The accident caused emotional trauma.”
Synonyms: shock, injury
Antonyms: healing
Example: “The pharmacist gave me medicine.”
Synonyms: drugstore specialist
Antonyms: patient
Example: “Abuse of power is dangerous.”
Synonyms: misuse, harm
Antonyms: care
Example: “The pharmacy is near the clinic.”
Synonyms: drugstore
Antonyms: restaurant
Adverb
Example: “The dog growled menacingly.”
Synonyms: threateningly, ominously
Antonyms: harmlessly, gently
Verb
Example: “He tried to ingratiate himself with the boss.”
Synonyms: charm, curry favor
Antonyms: alienate, offend
Example: “She is a formidable opponent in debate.”
Synonyms: powerful, intimidating
Antonyms: weak, harmless
Example: “The policy caused dissension within the party.”
Synonyms: discord, disagreement
Antonyms: harmony, unity
Example: “Power is not inherently harmful.”
Synonyms: essentially, intrinsically
Antonyms: externally, accidentally
Example: “The village dispensary provides basic medicine.”
Synonyms: clinic, pharmacy
Antonyms:
Example: “The animal attacked viciously.”
Synonyms: cruelly, ferociously
Antonyms: gently, kindly
Example: “A sedentary lifestyle can harm your health.”
Synonyms: inactive, stationary
Antonyms: active, energetic
Example: “For many, education is a path to salvation from poverty.”
Synonyms: rescue, deliverance
Antonyms: ruin, damnation
Example: “Deforestation harms wildlife and the climate.”
Synonyms: forest clearing
Antonyms: reforestation
Example: “International aid arrived after the storm.”
Synonyms: help, support
Antonyms: harm
Example: “Can you do me a favor?”
Synonyms: help, kindness
Example: “The choir sang melodiously in perfect harmony.”
Synonyms: tunefully, harmoniously
Antonyms: harshly, discordantly
Example: “The rumor had been spread maliciously.”
Synonyms: spitefully, malevolently
Antonyms: kindly, benevolently
Example: “There was a strange incongruity between his words and his tone.”
Synonyms: mismatch, inconsistency
Antonyms: harmony, congruity
Example: “She smiled beguilingly and changed the subject.”
Synonyms: charmingly, captivatingly
Antonyms: repulsively, harshly
Example: “The novel describes the struggle between good and evil.”
Synonyms: wicked, bad
Antonyms: good, kind
Example: “Be careful not to hurt your back.”
Synonyms: injure, harm
Antonyms: heal
Example: “Everyone hopes for peace.”
Synonyms: calm, harmony
Antonyms: war
Example: “His eccentricity is charming, but it can confuse new colleagues.”
Synonyms: quirkiness
Antonyms: conventionality
Example: “A catastrophic failure is rare, but we must design for it.”
Synonyms: disastrous
Antonyms: manageable
Example: “Cultural assimilation can be slow and deeply personal.”
Synonyms: integration
Antonyms: separation
Example: “Cutting corners can detrimentally affect quality.”
Synonyms: harmfully
Antonyms: beneficially
Example: “He apologized remorsefully for the harm he caused.”
Synonyms: regretfully
Antonyms: remorselessly
Example: “The company aims to grow sustainably over the next decade.”
Synonyms: responsibly
Antonyms: recklessly
Example: “We need a sustainable model, not short-term fixes.”
Synonyms: viable
Antonyms: unsustainable
Example: “A small mistake can be fatal in this job.”
Synonyms: deadly
Antonyms: harmless
Example: “The liver is an important organ.”
Example: “She has a natural charm.”
Synonyms: attraction
Example: “The company grew unsustainably fast.”
Synonyms: unviably
Antonyms: sustainably
Example: “The current system is unsustainable.”
Synonyms: unviable
Antonyms: sustainable
Example: “His reaction was incongruous with the situation.”
Synonyms: inappropriate, odd
Antonyms: appropriate
Example: “They warned us about the storm.”
Synonyms: alert, inform
Antonyms: ignore
Example: “The area is safe at night.”
Synonyms: secure
Antonyms: dangerous
Example: “This road is dangerous.”
Synonyms: risky
Example: “This is a serious problem.”
Synonyms: grave
Antonyms: funny
Example: “Constant context switching is detrimental to deep work.”
/ˌdelɪˈtɪriəs/
Example: “Noise can have deleterious effects on health.”
Synonyms: harmful, noxious, injurious
/rɪsk/
Example: “There is a risk of delay.”
Synonyms: peril, chance, adventure
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