'Detrimental' definitions:
Definition of 'detrimental'
From: WordNet
adjective
(sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury; "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant" [syn: damaging, detrimental, prejudicial, prejudicious]
Definition of 'Detrimental'
From: GCIDE
- Detrimental \Det`ri*men"tal\, a. Causing detriment; injurious; hurtful. [1913 Webster]
- Neither dangerous nor detrimental to the donor. --Addison.
- Syn: Injurious; hurtful; prejudicial; disadvantageous; mischievous; pernicious. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'detrimental'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adverse,
- antagonistic,
- bad,
- baleful,
- baneful,
- conflicting,
- contrary,
- corroding,
- corrosive,
- corrupting,
- corruptive,
- counter,
- counteractive,
- counterproductive,
- damaging,
- deadly,
- deleterious,
- destructive,
- difficult,
- disadvantageous,
- disserviceable,
- distressing,
- evil,
- hard,
- harmful,
- hostile,
- hurtful,
- ill,
- in opposition,
- inimical,
- injurious,
- lethal,
- malefic,
- malevolent,
- malign,
- malignant,
- mischievous,
- miserable,
- negative,
- noisome,
- not easy,
- noxious,
- ominous,
- opposed,
- opposing,
- opposite,
- pernicious,
- poisonous,
- prejudicial,
- rigorous,
- scatheful,
- sinister,
- stressful,
- toxic,
- troublesome,
- troublous,
- trying,
- unadvantageous,
- unfavorable,
- unprofitable,
- unrewarding,
- untoward,
- useless,
- venenate,
- veneniferous,
- venenous,
- venomous,
- vicious,
- virulent,
- worthless,
- wretched