HARMS Synonyms: 151 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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verb

present tense third-person singular of harm

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

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as in hurts

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of the company's reputation has been harmed by allegations of crooked accounting

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Recent Examples of harms

Noun

But along with the company’s meteoric rise has come mounting legal woes over purported harms caused by its technology. —

Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 13 June 2026 West argues harms are already here. —

Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 Jury verdicts in the US in recent months against some of the services have increased public discussion of social media’s harms. —

Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 June 2026 No amount of drinking provides any health benefits that outweigh the harms, according to the study. —

Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 June 2026 It is focused on sustained attention, reducing distraction, [and] limiting social media harms during the school day. —

Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 9 June 2026 In the 1970s, courts ordered the district to address the harms of its segregated schools. —

Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 Unfortunately, substance use impairs judgment, increases impulsivity and amplifies vulnerability to a range of other high-risk behaviors and harms. —

Beverly Kingston, The Conversation, 9 June 2026 But for innocent people who get accused of crimes based on Flock data, the technology can create lasting harms. —

Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026

Verb

Antitrust enforcement remains an important tool to address circumstances where market concentration harms consumers and commerce. —

Alexander Ciccone, Oc Register, 8 June 2026 Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection that harms the immune system, tissues and organs. —

Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026 Boy Throb is some sort of plant directly harms their mission to prove their legitimacy to the government, Sobania said. —

Max Bacall , Tessa Hoyos , Nikos Degruccio, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026 The attorney general also operates as the state's first line of defense against the federal government when a decision harms California and its interests. —

Noe Padilla, USA Today, 2 June 2026 The question is whether combining them will substantially decrease competition in the marketplace in a manner that harms consumers and workers. —

Bill Lockyer, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026 Diesel exhaust triggers asthma attacks, harms lung development and worsens conditions such as bronchitis and allergies. —

Sandra Martinez, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2026 Overusing milk can create problems—excess residue can lead to sour, rotting organic matter that harms your plants and the soil. —

Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 31 May 2026 Solitary confinement harms mental health, and phone calls and visits are essential for family connectedness. —

Julia Bowling, The Conversation, 29 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for harms

Noun

The Iskanders sued Grossman and Erickson, and last week a jury found the pair liable in the boys’ deaths, awarding $176 million in damages to parents Nancy and Karim Iskander and younger son Zachary for wrongful death and emotional distress.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
The Cains sought $1 million in damages.

— Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026