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