hurtful Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- deleterious
- nocuous
- poisonous
- infectious
- hazardous
- mischievous
- baleful
- hostile
- destructive
- baneful
- evil
- ill
- injurious
- noxious
- pernicious
- prejudicial
- bad
- wicked
Weak:
Strongest:
- helpful
- inoffensive
- helpful
- advantageous
- useful
- advantageous
- harmless
- safe
- harmless
- benign
- good
- beneficial
- good
- safe
- innocent
- beneficial
- inoffensive
- favorable
- innocent
- innocuous
- favorable
- benign
- innocuous
- useful
Strong:
- remedial
- salubrious
- hurtless
- healthful
- anodyne
- secure
- curative
- anodyne
- salubrious
- palliative
- salutary
- remedial
- wholesome
- wholesome
- salutary
- sound
- healthy
- propitious
- healthy
- sound
- curative
- secure
- propitious
- palliative
- healthful
- hurtless
Weak:
hurtful Meaning
hurtful (s)
causing hurt
harmful to living things
hurtful (a.)
Tending to impair or damage; injurious; mischievous; occasioning loss or injury; as, hurtful words or conduct.
hurtful Sentence Examples
- The hurtful words pierced my heart like a thousand tiny daggers.
- Their harsh criticism was deeply hurtful and left me feeling wounded.
- I couldn't bear to hear their hurtful accusations any longer.
- The hurtful rumor spread like wildfire, casting a shadow over my reputation.
- Her hurtful insults made me doubt myself and my abilities.
- I was hurtfully reminded of my past mistakes, causing me to spiral into despair.
- The hurtful betrayal left me feeling shattered and alone.
- Their hurtful actions shattered the trust we had built over the years.
- I couldn't shake off the hurtful memories that haunted me.
- The hurtful experience taught me to be more cautious and protective of my own feelings.
FAQs About the word hurtful
causing hurt, harmful to living thingsTending to impair or damage; injurious; mischievous; occasioning loss or injury; as, hurtful words or conduct.
harmful, detrimental, damaging, dangerous, adverse, deleterious, nocuous, poisonous, infectious, hazardous
helpful, inoffensive, helpful, advantageous, useful, advantageous,harmless, safe, harmless, benign
The hurtful words pierced my heart like a thousand tiny daggers.
Their harsh criticism was deeply hurtful and left me feeling wounded.
I couldn't bear to hear their hurtful accusations any longer.
The hurtful rumor spread like wildfire, casting a shadow over my reputation.
