PREJUDICIAL Synonyms: 135 Similar and Opposite Words

prejudicial

adjective

ˌpre-jə-ˈdi-shəl

as in detrimental

causing or capable of causing harm pretrial publicity that may be extremely prejudicial to a defendant's right to a fair trial

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as in adverse

opposed to one's interests the defense will try to counterbalance the mass of prejudicial evidence presented by the prosecution

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Recent Examples of prejudicial The defense team also asked to close portions of the April 17 hearing to the media, arguing prejudicial media coverage interferes with Robinson’s right to a fair trial. —

Adriana James-Rodil , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026 Defense argues claims are prejudicial In Snow's 2025 Gallatin County trial, which ended in a mistrial, his attorneys argued the 2020 encounter at issue had been consensual and said there was no DNA evidence or eyewitness corroboration. —

Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2026 The appeals court also found that testimony presented to the grand jury through the ISP investigator subjected Kilkelly to a prejudicial denial of due process, and that dismissal of the original charges by Judge Fix was proper. —

Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026 Second, Murdaugh’s attorneys have argued in legal briefs already submitted in the appeal that the wide-ranging testimony about and evidence of Murdaugh’s financial crimes was prejudicial and should have been limited or completely excluded from his 2023 murder trial. —

Dianne Gallagher, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prejudicial

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But Louisa Millington, from Riverside, says Trump’s endorsement of Hilton is detrimental in a state like California.

— Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Orion still needs some fine-tuning As would be expected, this test flight turned up several issues that need to be addressed — including the unserious and the potentially detrimental.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026