Synonyms & related words for hurtful

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of hurtful — including injurious, deleterious, harmful, damaging, unkind, detrimental. 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 hurtful

Explore words related to hurtful — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include hurtfully, hurtfulness, unharmful, hateful, damagingly, slanderous, insulting, injuriousness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for hurtful

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

Where does hurtful come from?

The word hurtful breaks down into 2 roots of Old French and Old English origin: hurt, from Old French hurter (“strike, harm”); and -ful, from Old English -full (“full of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.