Deleterious
Deleterious adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.
Usage example: nicotine has long been recognized as a deleterious substance
Evil is a synonym for deleterious in help topic. In some cases you can use "Evil" instead an adjective "Deleterious".
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Both words in one sentence
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They keep as much evil overtone, especially emphasizing magic as deleterious and addictive, but the lead character is rarely anything but heroic.
Source: Film / The Covenant
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Evil and Deleterious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deleterious/evil
Deleterious & Evil. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/deleterious/evil>.
Evil or Deleterious. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/deleterious/evil.
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