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Detrimental vs Deteriorating - What's the difference?

detrimental | deteriorating |

As adjectives the difference between detrimental and deteriorating

is that detrimental is causing damage or harm while deteriorating is getting worse.

As a verb deteriorating is

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detrimental

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing damage or harm.
    • Smoking tobacco can be detrimental to your health.

    Synonyms

    * (causing damage or harm) harmful, injurious; see also

    Antonyms

    * (causing damage or harm) beneficial

    Related terms

    * detriment

    External links

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    deteriorating

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • getting worse

    • Synonyms

    * sour * worsen

    Antonyms

    * improving

    Verb

    (head)