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
• offenses
• scratches
• beatings
• disfigurements
• 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

Of the ongoing, cumulative, and irreversible harms to the environment, Roberts said nothing. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Kennedy has also sought to personally reform the agency’s vaccine policy, firing all 17 of its vaccine advisers and replacing them with his own picks, many of whom have questioned the benefit of vaccines while exaggerating their harms. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Cases involving public nuisance claims have typically centered around the physical world and not the Internet, putting the burden on the plaintiffs to correlate harms in the state to Meta's apps. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026

On the other side, there are serious moral harms to be prevented. — Jen Cole Wright, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026

The documents and testimony raised concerns that Facebook understood that Instagram could exacerbate body-image issues and other harms among some teenage users even as the company continued promoting the platform. — Bryce Jenkins, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snap are facing numerous state and federal lawsuits over harms to minors. — ABC News, 31 July 2026

By the late 1950s, the compounds were turning up in human blood, and by the 1960s and '70s scientists had linked them to serious health harms, a risk profile that hasn't gone away. — Refractor, 30 July 2026

Minnesota has less restrictive means to block harms from nudification, xAI argued, while claiming that the Take It Down Act already protected users from harms of distribution. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026

Verb

Those nitrogen oxides combine with volatile organic compounds on hot summer days, and the pollution contributes to climate change and harms human health. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2026

The independent authors concluded that the state should funnel more money toward voluntary services, especially after hearing about the coercion and harms that people experienced under AOT orders. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 4 Aug. 2026

Development creates local pollution that harms children’s health and can damage the cultural heritage of Indigenous sites. — Justin Worland, Time, 4 Aug. 2026

According to their study, these thin-film solar cells held onto over 90 percent of their original efficiency after being exposed to a harsh reverse bias of minus 40 volts, which usually harms standard thin-film solar cells. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

Far from being a resolution to moving past trauma, Stevens said, the forgive-and-forget doctrine likely harms victims more. — Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 20 July 2026

Smoke also harms pregnant women, increasing the risk of premature births and low-weight babies who could have breathing problems the rest of their lives, doctors and studies say. — Seth Borenstein, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Excessive exposure to the sun’s UV rays harms skin in many ways. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 July 2026

Diplomacy, political strategy is dormant as a part of Israel's national security, and that therefore harms the United States. — CBS News, 12 July 2026