Harm
Harm verb - To cause bodily damage to.
Support
Support verb - To provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end.
Usage example: sent reinforcements to support the troops deployed overseas
How words are described
| emotional | emotional harm | emotional support |
| good | good harm | good support |
| physical | physical harm | physical support |
| direct | direct harm | direct support |
| Other adjectives: considerable, real, massive, great, little, personal, vital, major, widespread, general, possible, less, further, extra, significant, financial, magical. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Obscuring the radiator protects it from harm but makes is a lot easier to overheat, requiring support camps to deal with it.
Source: Video Game / Valkyria Chronicles - Sure, Shardplate makes a man nearly impossible to harm—but not actually impossible, and the entire enemy army will overwhelm them in time, meaning they require support from regular troops.
Source: One Man Army / Literature - In Ireland, Lord Carteret used his power to secretly aid in the controversy over Wood's Halfpence and support Drapier's Letters behind the scenes and cause harm to Walpole's power.
Source: Useful Notes / Robert Walpole
Cite this Source
Support and Harm. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/harm/support
Harm & Support. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/harm/support>.
Support or Harm. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/harm/support.
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