hurtful Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- prejudicial
- bad
- wicked
- ill
- baleful
- destructive
- noxious
- pernicious
- deleterious
- evil
- mischievous
- hostile
- injurious
- poisonous
- hazardous
- nocuous
- baneful
- infectious
Weak:
Strongest:
- beneficial
- helpful
- innocuous
- good
- safe
- helpful
- advantageous
- safe
- good
- harmless
- inoffensive
- innocent
- advantageous
- useful
- harmless
- benign
- favorable
- innocent
- useful
- favorable
- benign
- innocuous
- beneficial
- inoffensive
Strong:
- remedial
- curative
- hurtless
- propitious
- salutary
- wholesome
- salubrious
- healthy
- sound
- remedial
- propitious
- salubrious
- healthful
- hurtless
- salutary
- curative
- healthy
- anodyne
- palliative
- healthful
- secure
- secure
- sound
- anodyne
- palliative
- wholesome
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, adverse, dangerous, damaging, detrimental, prejudicial,bad, wicked, ill, baleful
beneficial, helpful, innocuous, good, safe, helpful, advantageous, safe, good, harmless
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.
