Adverse
Adverse adjective - Opposed to one's interests.
Usage example: all the adverse publicity really caused the movie star's popularity to suffer
Pernicious is a synonym for adverse in injurious topic. In some cases you can use "Pernicious" instead an adjective "Adverse", when it comes to topics like harmful, deleterious.
Pernicious
Pernicious adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.
Usage example: the pernicious effects of illegal narcotics on society
Adverse is a synonym for pernicious in injurious topic. You can use "Adverse" instead an adjective "Pernicious", if it concerns topics such as harmful, deleterious.
Nearby Word: perniciously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- baleful and adverse
- baleful and pernicious
- baneful and adverse
- baneful and pernicious
- disadvantageous and adverse
- disadvantageous and pernicious
- dangerous and adverse
- dangerous and pernicious
- evil and adverse
- evil and pernicious
- bad and adverse
- bad and pernicious
- noxious and adverse
- noxious and pernicious
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