HARMS Synonyms: 151 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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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

At the same time, international responders willing to put themselves in harms way to serve alongside them deserve confidence that if the unthinkable happens, their country will bring them home and provide the best care possible. —

Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 5 June 2026 Given the immediacy of these issues and the concrete harms that would result from disruptions to the availability of broadband to large swaths of US consumers and businesses, the grant of this Petition is warranted. —

ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026 Each year, the Cuban government files a complaint with the United Nations over harms caused by the longstanding embargo. —

Max Saltman, CNN Money, 4 June 2026 The media usually get Black femicide wrong Another problem surrounding intimate partner homicide inflicts its harms after death. —

Sativa Banks, The Conversation, 4 June 2026 In the 1970s, courts ordered the district to address the harms of its segregated schools. —

ABC News, 3 June 2026 As a part of a broader effort to help curtail these ill effects, HHS has released a comprehensive advisory report on the harms of screen use and how parents can help promote healthy habits. —

Forbes.com, 30 May 2026 Many of these areas are home to low-income communities and communities of color that already experience disproportionate harms from pollution and other environmental hazards, said Deja McCauley, land use and health program manager with the nonprofit Physicians for Social Responsibility Los Angeles. —

Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026 Second, target demonstrable harms while preserving the flexibility necessary for innovation. —

Ion Stoica, Fortune, 27 May 2026

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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 Matar rejects the criticism that the cultural boycott, by targeting the literary and artistic community, only harms politically liberal voices and their ability to shape public opinion. —

Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026 Denver District Court Judge Ericka Eckhart opted not to require Children’s to restart care, finding that the potential harms to the hospital and its other patients from losing federal funding would outweigh harm to the plaintiffs. —

Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 18 May 2026

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After an eight-week trial, a jury on Wednesday awarded the boys’ parents, Nancy and Karim Iskander, and their younger brother, Zachary, $176 million in wrongful death and emotional distress damages.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Braun urged the jury to start at zero and go from there when computing any damages.

— City News Service, Daily News, 3 June 2026