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Adjective
Example: “Smoking is harmful.”
Synonyms: dangerous
Antonyms: safe
Example: “The email contained malicious software.”
Synonyms: harmful, evil
Antonyms: benign
Example: “The drug had adverse effects.”
Synonyms: negative, harmful
Antonyms: favorable
Noun
Example: “The accident caused emotional trauma.”
Synonyms: shock, injury
Antonyms: healing
Adverb
Example: “Power is not inherently harmful.”
Synonyms: essentially, intrinsically
Antonyms: externally, accidentally
Example: “The novel describes the struggle between good and evil.”
Synonyms: wicked, bad
Antonyms: good, kind
Example: “A catastrophic failure is rare, but we must design for it.”
Synonyms: disastrous
Antonyms: manageable
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 liver is an important organ.”
Example: “This is a serious problem.”
Synonyms: grave
Antonyms: funny
/ˌdelɪˈtɪriəs/
Example: “Noise can have deleterious effects on health.”
Synonyms: harmful, noxious, injurious
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