Synonyms of harming

harming

verb

present participle of harm

1

as in damaging

to cause bodily damage to

though she wasn't harmed by the flying glass, she slipped and fell on a piece and cut her hand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damaging
• injuring
• hurting
• wounding
• bruising
• torturing
• tearing
• mutilating
• battering
• impairing
• scarring
• tormenting
• maiming
• crippling
• blowing out
• afflicting
• lacerating
• abusing
• nicking
• hamstringing
• grazing
• scalding
• straining
• cutting
• mangling
• creasing
• scathing
• gashing
• bloodying
• maltreating
• marring
• contusing
• spoiling
• goring
• scraping
• laming
• laying up
• blemishing
• aggrieving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fixing
• healing
• curing
• remedying
• mending

2

as in injuring

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of

the company's reputation has been harmed by allegations of crooked accounting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damaging
• injuring
• marring
• hurting
• compromising
• weakening
• crippling
• impairing
• eroding
• spoiling
• destroying
• breaking
• undermining
• ruining
• disfiguring
• defacing
• vitiating
• crossing (up)
• bloodying
• blemishing
• deteriorating
• shattering
• crabbing
• wounding
• flawing
• battering
• endamaging
• wrecking
• tarnishing
• demolishing
• torturing
• blighting
• denting
• enfeebling
• wearing (away)
• scouring
• enervating
• mutilating
• devastating
• tormenting
• smashing
• wasting
• disabling
• maiming
• crushing
• decimating
• washing out
• annihilating
• botching
• hamstringing
• lacerating
• mangling
• queering
• bashing
• pulverizing
• clobbering
• totaling
• razing
• gumming (up)
• dinging
• wiping out
• tearing down
• desolating
• dashing
• dinting
• laming
• scourging
• doing in
• banging up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repairing
• fixing
• helping
• rebuilding
• reconstructing
• renovating
• healing
• revamping
• curing
• patching
• rehabilitating
• mending
• reconditioning
• remedying
• rectifying
• improving
• enhancing
• revising
• doctoring
• remodeling
• editing
• bettering
• enriching
• perfecting
• ameliorating
• refining
• meliorating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of harming

The states have argued that the merger threatens to increase prices and reduce output, harming theaters, cable and satellite distributors, and ultimately harming consumers as well. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 July 2026

According to PetMD, chewing is healthy as long as a cat is not harming itself. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

Fortunately, some companies are realizing that hoarding data is actually harming their growth. — Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Reforming the review process is paradoxically essential to avoiding actually massively harming our environment and climate. — James Ferguson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026

Hiring a professional can help identify problem areas and safely control mosquitoes without harming helpful insects like bees. — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 3 July 2026

Use plants, citronella, and essential oil sprays to naturally repel mosquitoes without harming pollinators. — The Spruce, 2 July 2026

Merz had repeatedly complained that the rate of sick leave is too high in Germany, harming productivity. — ABC News, 2 July 2026

How should organizations evaluate whether a four-day workweek will work for their specific business model without harming performance, customer service, or employee burnout? — Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 30 June 2026