Synonyms for damaging
ˈdæm ɪ dʒɪŋdam·ag·ing

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1. damaging, detrimental, prejudicial, prejudiciousadjective

   (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury

   "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant"

   Synonyms:
   negative, detrimental, prejudicial, prejudicious

   Antonyms:
   harmless, constructive

2. damaging, negativeadjective

   designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions

   "negative criticism"

   Synonyms:
   prejudicious, negative, negatively charged, detrimental, minus, electronegative, prejudicial, disconfirming

   Antonyms:
   constructive, harmless

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1. List of paraphrases for "damaging":

   harmful, detrimental, injurious, prejudicial, adverse, destructive, devastating, pernicious, harming, negative, deleterious, damaged, noxious, disastrous

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1. John Boehner:

   With this action, the president has chosen to deliberately sabotage any chance of enacting bipartisan reforms that he claims to seek. And as I told the president yesterday, he's damaging the presidency itself, We're working with our members and looking at the options available to us.

2. Vladimir Putin:

   I would like to confirm that we are categorically against the expansion of the club of nuclear states, including through the Korean Peninsula, we are against it and consider it counterproductive, damaging, dangerous.

3. Laszlo Toroczkai:

   If they don't deal with us, or reject the platform, that could even lead to a split, greatly damaging Jobbik.

4. Gian Luca Burci:

   What if it came out that it was using it for its troops and militias rather than for civilians? That is a concrete possibility, and it would be very damaging for our image.

5. Duncan Clark:

   Didi stood accused of being reckless, careless, this was damaging society, and anything that damages social stability gets you in major trouble with the party, which is charged with guaranteeing it.