Baneful and Benign

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Baneful

Baneful adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.
Usage example: the incredibly baneful effect that drug dealing has on so many inner-city neighborhoods
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Benign is an antonym for baneful.
Nearby Word: bane

Benign

Benign adjective - Not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt.
Usage example: around campus he's known as a real character, but one whose eccentricities are entirely benign
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Baneful is an antonym for benign.
Nearby Words: benignant, benignly, benignity
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