Harm and Preservation

Harm

Harm noun - Something that causes loss or pain.

Preservation is an antonym for harm.

Preservation

Preservation noun - The act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition.
Usage example: each curator is responsible for the preservation of the works of art within his or her department

Harm is an antonym for preservation in maintenance topic.

How words are described

good good harm good preservation
genuine genuine harm genuine preservation
little little harm little preservation
further further harm further preservation
Other adjectives: greater, magical, long-term.

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dirty Coward: Hyde's sense of self-preservation makes him fearful of anything that could harm him.
  • Dirty Cop However, he's not particularly evil about it — it's driven more by laziness and self-preservation than active greed, and while he's seldom useful, he doesn't do any harm.
    Source: Dirty Cop
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