detrimental

Meanings

Plural: detrimentals

Adjective Satellite

(sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury

Adj

Causing damage or harm.

Noun

Anything harmful.

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, deleterious, detrimental, harmful, hurtful, inimical, injurious, mischievous, nocent, nocuous, noisome, noxious, prejudicial, prejudicious, scathand, scathel, sullen, venom

Antonyms

beneficial

Scrabble Score: 14

detrimental is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
detrimental is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
detrimental is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

detrimental is a valid Words With Friends word