Synonyms for

Deleterious

Verb / ˌdelʌˈtɪri:ʌs / Another word for deleterious — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

causing harm or damage

Synonyms & similar words

injurious hurtful harmful damaging injurious detrimental dangerous toxic noxious poisonous unhealthy unwholesome pernicious destructive corrosive erosive debilitating weakening fatal lethal deadly malignant

Example sentences

  1. The chemicals in the polluted river were deleterious to the fish.
  2. Eating too much junk food can have a deleterious effect on your health.
  3. The company's decision to cut corners had a deleterious impact on the quality of their products.
  4. Exposure to radiation can be deleterious to your health.
  5. The decline in funding for education is having a deleterious effect on our schools.

Quotes

  • The deleterious effects of a sedentary lifestyle are well-documented.
  • The deleterious effects of pollution on the environment cannot be ignored.
  • The deleterious effects of poverty on children's health and development are heartbreaking.

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