Synonyms & related words for deleterious

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of deleterious — including injurious, hurtful, detrimental, harmful, damaging, pernicious. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to deleterious

Explore words related to deleterious — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include deleteriously, unharmful, harmfully, damagingly, noxiously, injuriousness, detrimentally, nocuous. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for deleterious

Common synonyms for deleterious include injurious, hurtful, detrimental, harmful, damaging, pernicious, noxious, baneful — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does deleterious come from?

The word deleterious breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root delet-, from Greek deleterios (“destructive”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.