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

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

Bonta’s suit had leaned heavily into potential harms to theatrical distribution, and lawyers for the states had been banking on theater executives’ testimony at trial. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Radiologists who read these scans for a living say the impulse to know everything can create harms of its own. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 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

Block the Merger was never just about one merger, but about the harms of media consolidation and promoting a diversity of voices. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

One of the key pillars of an earlier essay to ward off AI harms – from Bill Gates, no less — was an inter-governmental agreement along the lines of international aviation rules or nuclear inspections. — Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

Others see the magnification of extinction worries as a purposeful distraction from immediate, real-world AI harms. — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2026

In the design phase, businesses should assess purpose, stakeholders, harms and necessity. — Ipsita Mohanty, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Verb

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

The disclosure reveals the scale of lives lost and harms for those whose health was affected in the years since the tragedy. — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 9 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