Beneficial and Pernicious

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Beneficial adjective - Promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being.

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Pernicious is an antonym for beneficial in favourable topic.

Pernicious adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.

Usage example: the pernicious effects of illegal narcotics on society

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Beneficial is an antonym for pernicious in bad topic.

Nearby Word: perniciously

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Pernicious and Beneficial. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/beneficial/pernicious

Beneficial & Pernicious. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/beneficial/pernicious>.

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