Hurtful
Hurtful adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.
Unfavorable and hurtful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unfavorable" instead an adjective "Hurtful".
Unfavorable
Unfavorable adjective - Opposed to one's interests.
Usage example: the company chose to accept the unfavorable settlement rather than spend more money on legal fees
Hurtful and unfavorable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hurtful" instead an adjective "Unfavorable".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- baleful and hurtful
- baleful and unfavorable
- baneful and hurtful
- baneful and unfavorable
- disadvantageous and hurtful
- disadvantageous and unfavorable
- evil and hurtful
- evil and unfavorable
- bad and hurtful
- bad and unfavorable
- noxious and hurtful
- noxious and unfavorable
- hostile and hurtful
- hostile and unfavorable
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Unfavorable and Hurtful. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hurtful/unfavorable
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