Burning and Harmful

Burning

Burning adjective - Being on fire.

Harmful and burning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Harmful" instead an adjective "Burning".

Nearby Words: burn, burned, burnt, burnout, burner

Harmful

Harmful adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.

Burning and harmful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burning" instead an adjective "Harmful".

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Book Burning The Japanese novel Toshokan Sensou is about the conflict between two military organizations after the Japanese government passed a law that allows the censorship of any media deemed to be potentially harmful to Japanese society, including book burning.
    Source: Book Burning
  • Averted in GURPS Dungeon Fantasy, as most example monsters who grappled enemies usually then followed up with neck snaps, bites, constriction, punching, harmful skin contact (by electrocution/burning/poison/whatever as appropriate), strangling and so on, rather than throwing the grappled enemy.
    Source: Just Hit Him
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