Harmful and Healthy

Opposite meaning words

Harmful adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.

Usage example: DDT has been proven to be extremely harmful to the environment

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Healthy is an antonym for harmful in topics: damaging, harmless, injurious.

Nearby Words: harm, harmed, harmless, harmfully, harmlessly

Healthy adjective - Beneficial to the health of body or mind.

Usage example: ads that promote healthy eating habits

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Harmful is an antonym for healthy.

Nearby Words: heal, health, healthful, healing, healthiness

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Healthy and Harmful. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/harmful/healthy

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