Harmful
Harmful adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.
Undesirable and harmful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Undesirable" instead an adjective "Harmful".
Undesirable
Undesirable adjective - Not wanted.
Harmful and undesirable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Harmful" instead an adjective "Undesirable".
Nearby Word: undesirably
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- foul and harmful
- foul and undesirable
- offensive and harmful
- offensive and undesirable
- nasty and harmful
- nasty and undesirable
- unfortunate and harmful
- unfortunate and undesirable
- inopportune and harmful
- inopportune and undesirable
- disadvantageous and harmful
- disadvantageous and undesirable
- bad and harmful
- bad and undesirable
Both words in one sentence
- The one thing that is constant among all examples is that all punishments are always shown to be very undesirable and/or harmful for our characters after The Reveal.
Source: The Not-So-Harmless Punishment
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