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Synonyms: Adjective
adverse, bad, baleful, baneful, damaging, dangerous, deleterious, evil, harmful, hurtful, ill, injurious, mischievous, nocuous, noxious, pernicious, prejudicial, wicked
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anodyne, benign, harmless, hurtless, innocent, innocuous, inoffensive, safe
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In context, the word "corruption" summarized the opinion (set forth in some of the books mentioned in the review) that, as a general matter, the growing financial dependence of the medical profession on the pharmaceutical industry is profoundly detrimental to sound public, medical, and scientific policy. — New York Review of Books, 12 Feb. 2009 Healthy people can harbor Klebsiella to no detrimental effect; those with debilitating conditions, like liver disease or severe diabetes, or those recovering from major surgery, are most likely to fall ill. — Jerome Groopman, New Yorker, 11 & 18 Aug. 2008 Unfortunately, tourism, along with dynamite fishing and poaching, has proved detrimental to the park's coral reefs, mangrove complexes, coastal wetlands and marine species. — Nature Conservancy Landmarks, Fall 2003 there were serious concerns that the factory's waste was detrimental to the local environment
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Study after study has shown that elephants are highly intelligent, empathetic and social creatures, and taking an elephant away from its family can have long-standing detrimental effects. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "Wildlife Trade Conference Imposes Near-Total Ban on Sending Wild African Elephants to Zoos," 30 Aug. 2019 Alan Springer, professor emeritus at the Marine Science Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, sees detrimental effects in seabirds whose diets overlap with pink salmon. — Dan Joling, Anchorage Daily News, "Scientists warn of too many pink salmon in North Pacific," 11 Aug. 2019 But experts told the Post and other outlets that the detrimental effects were unlikely to produce closures, although the quality of care could decrease and staff could be cut because of smaller budgets. — Mahita Gajanan, Time, "Democrats Made Lots of Claims During the Second Debate. Here Are the Facts," 31 July 2019 Nicotine, which can result in elevated heart rate, sweating, and rapid breathing, among a number of other detrimental health effects, can also trigger or exacerbate symptoms. — Sponsored Content With Pure Farmaceuticals, Houston Chronicle, "6 Natural Ways to Treat Anxiety," 29 July 2019 Mayor Buttigieg's comments have already and will continue to have a detrimental effect on local law enforcement officers and law enforcement officers nationwide. — Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star, "South Bend Fraternal Order of Police calls Pete Buttigieg's response to shooting 'divisive'," 24 June 2019 The endangerment of species is not only a critical issue for animal and plant life but can also have a detrimental impact for humans. — Jasmine Aguilera, Time, "'The Numbers Are Just Horrendous.' Almost 30,000 Species Face Extinction Because of Human Activity," 18 July 2019 In securities filings ahead of its initial public offering, Uber warned that the transparency report could have a detrimental impact on its business. — Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN, "Uber addresses workplace harassment as rider safety concerns linger," 16 July 2019 Don't freak out just yet about your sleeping situation鈥攁pparently, the actual level and amount of VOCs that are released from our mattresses during our slumber isn't enough to actually be detrimental to our health. — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, "How Concerned Should You Be About Mattress Toxins?," 11 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'detrimental.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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