Detrimental
Detrimental adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.
Untoward and detrimental are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Untoward" instead an adjective "Detrimental".
Nearby Words: detriment, detrimentally
Untoward
Untoward adjective - Opposed to one's interests.
Usage example: achieved great success as an artist despite growing up in a very untoward milieu
Detrimental and untoward are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Detrimental" instead an adjective "Untoward".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- disturbing and detrimental
- disturbing and untoward
- baneful and detrimental
- baneful and untoward
- unfortunate and detrimental
- unfortunate and untoward
- inconvenient and detrimental
- inconvenient and untoward
- disadvantageous and detrimental
- disadvantageous and untoward
- inauspicious and detrimental
- inauspicious and untoward
- evil and detrimental
- evil and untoward
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