detrimental
Plural: detrimentals
Adjective Satellite
- (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury
Adj
- Causing damage or harm.
Noun
- Anything harmful.
Examples
- Smoking tobacco can be detrimental to your health.
Origin / Etymology
From Medieval Latin *dētrīmentālis, from Latin dētrīmentum (“harm”), from dēterō (“to rub off, wear”), from dē- (“down, away”) + terō (“to rub or grab”).
Synonyms
damaging, prejudicial, prejudicious, deleterious, detrimental, harmful, hurtful, inimical, injurious, mischievous, nocent, nocuous, noisome, noxious, scathand, scathel, sullen, venom
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
detrimental: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddetrimental: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
detrimental: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary