Antonyms for hurtful

Grammar : Adj

Spell : hurt-fuhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɜrt fəl

Definition of hurtful

Origin : "harmful," mid-15c., from hurt (n.) + -ful. Related: Hurtfully; hurtfulness.

adj injurious, cruel

Example sentences :

It can be hurtful to none, said Luther, to acknowledge and confess their sins.
Extract from : « Selections from the Table Talk of Martin Luther » by Martin Luther

Even their prayers are hurtful to him, until he have made his own.
Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

But the lover is not only hurtful to his love; he is also an extremely disagreeable companion.
Extract from : « Phaedrus » by Plato

Or may we suppose that hunger will remain while men and animals remain, but not so as to be hurtful?
Extract from : « Lysis » by Plato

Are they not profitable when they are rightly used, and hurtful when they are not rightly used?
Extract from : « Meno » by Plato

Is not that, on the other hand, to be regarded as evil and hurtful?
Extract from : « Laches » by Plato

But courage is a good thing, and mere endurance may be hurtful and injurious.
Extract from : « Laches » by Plato

The good are the beneficial, and the bad are the hurtful, and we should choose the one and avoid the other.
Extract from : « Gorgias » by Plato

It may be hurtful to the man who nourishes it and dangerous to society.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

It was like a thrust in the high lines, and its hurtful violence staggered me.
Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini

Synonyms for hurtful

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