Hurtful and Heinous

Hurtful

Hurtful adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.

Heinous and hurtful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Heinous" instead an adjective "Hurtful".

Nearby Words: hurt, hurting

Heinous

Heinous adjective - Extremely wicked, deeply criminal.

Hurtful and heinous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hurtful" instead an adjective "Heinous".

Nearby Word: heinously
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