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harming

VERB

injure; cause evil

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abuse damage hurt impair inconvenience maim mar outrage prejudice ruin sabotage sap shatter shock tarnish trample traumatize undermine wreck

STRONG

blemish bruise crush dilapidate discommode get ill-treat incommode maltreat mangle misuse molest mutilate nick scathe spoil stab total tweak vandalize vitiate wing wound wrench wrong zing

WEAK

disserve do violence to dump on louse up mess up muck up put down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid approve assist benefit build create cure fix heal help mend please repair respect strengthen

STRONG

lose make happy protect surrender yield

WEAK

care improve

Example Sentences

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The microplastics ultimately accumulate in the food chain, harming humans and other creatures that eat the fish.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

I was just trying to de-escalate, and I’m like, “Chill—I’m not harming anybody, and I have two torn shoulders.”

From Slate • May 19, 2026

Parents worry about AI undermining education and harming children’s mental health.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

"Currently, most wastewater treatment plants can only remove large particles of plastic, but microplastics are so small that they slip through and end up in drinking water, polluting the environment and harming ecosystems."

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

But I cannot give him orders in this case: I cannot say ‘Beware of harming me, Richard;’ for it is imperative that I should keep him ignorant that harm to me is possible.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë