damagingly \ ˈda-mi-jiŋ-lē \ adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty
Synonyms: Synonyms
- adverse,
- bad,
- baleful,
- baneful,
- dangerous,
- deleterious,
- detrimental,
- evil,
- harmful,
- hurtful,
- ill,
- injurious,
- mischievous,
- nocuous,
- noxious,
- pernicious,
- prejudicial,
- wicked
Synonyms: Antonyms
Recent Examples on the Web
//Asian markets now have to deal with the damaging effects of several trade disputes, said Stephen Innes, a market strategist for Asia Pacific at Axi Trader.
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Laura He, CNN, "Asian stocks slide as fears grow about trade and the global economy," 2 Oct. 2019
//Many countries such as the United States and China regulate ozone to counter its damaging effects on humans, animals, and plants.
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Sahana Ghosh, Quartz India, "India’s noxious emissions are messing up neighbours’ air, too," 8 Sep. 2019
//Holt believes that Lousianna is in some ways representative of a shift in the country’s mindset around the damaging effects of incarceration and analyzing what needs to be done to achieve true justice and equity within the justice system.
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Tanya A. Christian, Essence, "NBC's Lester Holt Brings Prison Life To Prime Time," 6 Sep. 2019
//The resulting trend could be extremely damaging for the US tourism sector.
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Dan Kopf, Quartz, "Chinese tourists are opting out of travel to the US in favor of the rest of the world," 29 Aug. 2019
//During the meeting, a leadership struggle unfolded between North and LaPierre, who alleged that North threatened to release damaging information in order to extort him into resigning.
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Mike Spies, ProPublica, "New Documents Raise Ethical and Billing Concerns About the NRA’s Outside Counsel," 30 July 2019
//And sure, reusable straws and avoiding single-use plastics are good ideas — but our utility power and energy mix is one of the major factors that will ultimately make a dent in mitigating the damaging effects of climate change.
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CNN Underscored, "Arcadia Power is making renewable energy more accessible and affordable," 28 June 2019
//For Texas Monthly, West Texas native Christian Wallace spends time among the pumpjacks, documenting the boom times and examining damaging side effects.
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Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, "Big Problems and Big Paychecks in West Texas Oil Country," 5 June 2019
//There is a wealth of literature on the damaging effects of synthetic floor coverings.
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Jennifer Fernandez, House Beautiful, "6 Nursery-Decorating Mistakes To Avoid For Your Baby’s Health," 19 Dec. 2018
First Known Use of damaging
circa 1828, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries near damaging
More Synonyms and Antonyms ofdamaging
causing or capable of causing harm
- the damaging effects of the sun on unprotected skin
- adverse,
- bad,
- baleful,
- baneful,
- dangerous,
- deleterious,
- detrimental,
- evil,
- harmful,
- hurtful,
- ill,
- injurious,
- mischievous,
- nocuous,
- noxious,
- pernicious,
- prejudicial,
- wicked
1
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
- the explosion in the sewers damaged the entire city's water supply
- blemishing,
- bloodying,
- breaking,
- compromising,
- crabbing,
- crippling,
- crossing (up),
- defacing,
- disfiguring,
- endamaging,
- flawing,
- harming,
- hurting,
- impairing,
- injuring,
- marring,
- spoiling,
- vitiating
- annihilating,
- banging up,
- bashing,
- battering,
- clobbering,
- crushing,
- dashing,
- decimating,
- demolishing,
- desolating,
- destroying,
- devastating,
- doing in,
- pulverizing,
- razing,
- ruining,
- scourging,
- shattering,
- smashing,
- tearing down,
- totaling
- (or totalling),
- wasting,
- wiping out,
- wrecking
2
to cause bodily damage to
- his knee was badly damaged in the accident, and he walked with a limp for months
- battering,
- bloodying,
- blowing out,
- bruising,
- contusing,
- cutting,
- gashing,
- goring,
- lacerating,
- scalding,
- scarring,
- scathing,
- straining,
- tearing
More Definitions fordamaging
: causing or able to cause damage