Detrimental
Detrimental adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.
Damning and detrimental are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Damning" instead an adjective "Detrimental".
Nearby Words: detriment, detrimentally
Damning
Damning adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Usage example: a damning flaw in the program cost the company millions of dollars
Detrimental and damning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Detrimental" instead an adjective "Damning".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- unfavourable and detrimental
- unfavourable and damning
- disastrous and detrimental
- disastrous and damning
- calamitous and detrimental
- calamitous and damning
- injurious and detrimental
- injurious and damning
- catastrophic and detrimental
- catastrophic and damning
- deadly and detrimental
- deadly and damning
- fatal and detrimental
- fatal and damning
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