Harm and Reduction

Harm

Harm noun - Something that causes loss or pain.

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Reduction and harm are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reduction" instead a noun "Harm".

Nearby Words: harmful, harmed, harmless, harmfully, harming

Reduction noun - Something that is or may be subtracted.

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Harm and reduction are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Harm" instead a noun "Reduction".

Nearby Words: reduce, reducing, reductive, reductionist

physical	physical harm	physical reduction
visible	visible harm	visible reduction
real	real harm	real reduction
massive	massive harm	massive reduction
Other adjectives: big, extreme, serious, permanent, major, useful, incredible, general, possible, temporary, further, extra, significant, maximum.

Damage Reduction: Armor works by reducing incoming harm by a fixed amount of points.

Source: Tabletop Game / Monster of the Week
In In Nomine Satanis / Magna Veritas, Jean-Luc, Archangel of Protectors, grants his servants the power "ultimate sacrifice", allowing them to magically redirect any harm from a single target to themselves, with some damage reduction at high levels.

Source: Taking the Bullet
At the same time, Royce's strategy for selling de facto legalization as "harm reduction" and "refocusing of resources on high-profile targets" would be much more credible if the police could produce a bust of a major high-level drug organization.

Source: Series / The Wire

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Reduction and Harm. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/harm/reduction

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