Synonyms of harms

harms 1 of 2

noun

plural of harm

as in damages

something that causes loss or pain

you were lucky to survive the fire without harm

no harm in trying

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damages
• injuries
• detriments
• hurts
• afflictions
• insults
• injustices
• wrongs
• outrages
• affronts
• disabilities
• impairments
• indignities
• disservices
• mayhem
• wounds
• lesions
• darts
• mutilations
• scratches
• offenses
• disfigurements
• beatings
• burns
• scars
• abrasions
• ruptures
• disablements
• bruises
• swellings
• contusions
• lacerations
• defacements
• scrapes
• scalds
• strains
• gashes
• concussions
• cuts
• bumps
• sears
• chafes
• boo-boos
• scathes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recoveries
• remedies
• cures
• fixes

harms

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of harm

1

as in injures

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

• damages
• injures
• hurts
• wounds
• bruises
• scars
• tortures
• blows out
• tears
• maims
• lacerates
• abuses
• afflicts
• impairs
• cripples
• mutilates
• torments
• grazes
• scalds
• creases
• gores
• nicks
• cuts
• strains
• batters
• bloodies
• mangles
• lames
• hamstrings
• gashes
• maltreats
• scathes
• contuses
• spoils
• scrapes
• mars
• lays up
• aggrieves
• blemishes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fixes
• heals
• cures
• remedies
• mends

2

as in hurts

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damages
• injures
• hurts
• mars
• weakens
• cripples
• compromises
• impairs
• erodes
• spoils
• flaws
• destroys
• disfigures
• undermines
• breaks
• vitiates
• crosses (up)
• defaces
• bloodies
• blemishes
• ruins
• crabs
• wounds
• deteriorates
• shatters
• endamages
• blights
• enfeebles
• enervates
• tarnishes
• demolishes
• tortures
• wrecks
• devastates
• batters
• maims
• wears (away)
• scours
• washes out
• torments
• mutilates
• wastes
• smashes
• dents
• lacerates
• disables
• annihilates
• crushes
• botches
• decimates
• dings
• desolates
• scourges
• gums (up)
• pulverizes
• queers
• clobbers
• mangles
• wipes out
• tears down
• lames
• razes
• bashes
• hamstrings
• totals
• dints
• does in
• bangs up
• dashes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repairs
• doctors
• fixes
• helps
• reconstructs
• rebuilds
• mends
• heals
• cures
• reconditions
• remedies
• patches
• renovates
• revamps
• rectifies
• rehabilitates
• improves
• enhances
• enriches
• revises
• edits
• ameliorates
• refines
• perfects
• remodels
• betters
• meliorates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of harms

Noun

The case involves a lawsuit by the city of Boulder, Colorado, and its surrounding county, that seeks damages for alleged harms from the effects of global climate change. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

Booker wrote to object to the deal last Thursday, arguing that the terms do not go far enough to remedy the anticompetitive harms from the merger. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, the research around how schools can use AI to help students — and avoid potential harms — is extremely limited, according to a recent Stanford University review of more than 800 academic papers. — Lee V. Gaines, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026

Lawmakers weigh new safeguards The Council will also examine legislation designed to address potential harms linked to AI systems. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

Those harms are a risk these companies have already priced in. — Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

The consent decree features five years’ worth of remedies to remove the competitive harms posed by the merger, Blizzard explained. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026

These irreparable harms should not be tolerated for a day longer. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026

In recent weeks, a debate over AI's potential harms has consumed the technology industry, prompting AI leaders, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, to propose slowing its development. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Verb

What worries her is that such existential fears could distract from present harms the technology is already causing, such as AI deepfakes, mental health challenges and the potential for job loss. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Local air pollution harms human health and worker productivity, while greenhouse gas emissions contribute to climate change. — Akshaya Jha, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

Doing more than one thing at once, especially on screens, can become addictive, which harms the functioning of our brain and nervous system. — Jolie Kerr, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2026

Pushing a pro-Russia position not only undermines sovereignty and democracy in Ukraine but also harms America’s relationships with other critical European allies, for whom Russia’s aggression is a paramount threat. — Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Problems sleeping are an emergency because not getting enough shut-eye harms every part of your health. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2026

But as in other eligibility cases brought against the NCAA, the athletes here came up short in persuading Chambers that their exclusion harms a market that antitrust law ought to protect. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Huang Ling, spokeswoman for China’s Commerce Ministry, said in a news conference Thursday that the law not only harms the interests of Chinese businesses, but also hurt those of French consumers. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Those limits increase to $10,000 per violation and $100,000 combined if the violation harms someone who is 65 or older. — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2026