harmful

Definitions

Causing or capable of causing damage, injury, or distress.

Injurious to health or well-being.

Examples

Excessive exposure to the sun can be harmful to your skin.

Many people are unaware of the harmful effects of processed sugar on their health.

The new policy was criticized for being harmful to small business owners.

Synonyms

damaging detrimental hurtful injurious pernicious deleterious destructive

Antonyms

beneficial harmless helpful salutary advantageous wholesome innocuous