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

The term refers to when tobacco companies in the 1990s were forced to pay billions of dollars for misleading the public about the safety and potential harms of their products, and subsequently saw their power and influence dramatically diminished. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Torrez said his office is also pursuing a second, separate case against Meta over data privacy and civic harms, with a trial expected to begin in September. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

For Meta, which already lost two pivotal cases over harms to children and teens this year, the risks are high. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Judge Richard Leon ruled the project would not alter reservation boundaries or trespass on tribal land, saying border security and public safety outweigh any harms. — Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

The harms that this consolidation could cause would take decades to remedy. — Addie Morfoot, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026

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

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

Verb

Because the missions of people-helping organizations are so transformative for those who depend on them, all waste harms them. — Ryan Dewey Smith, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Paul Schmidt, an attorney for Meta, said research does not support claims that social media harms adolescents' well-being and disputed claims of addiction. — CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Here is what the research shows about how sleep deprivation harms parents, why the newborn years are especially brutal and what sleep specialists say actually works. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026

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