The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word NOISOME , but the solution may also be ADVERSE which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in LA Times).
Harmful crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NOISOME | 18 % | 7 |
| EVIL | 18 % | 4 |
| NOCENT | 15 % | 6 |
| BAD | 12 % | 3 |
| ILL | 9 % | 3 |
| NOXIOUS | 6 % | 7 |
| NOCUOUS | 3 % | 7 |
| DELETERIOUS | 3 % | 11 |
| ADVERSE | 3 % | 7 |
| PERNICIOUS | 3 % | 10 |
| MALEFIC | 3 % | 7 |
| DAMAGING | 3 % | 8 |
| INIMICAL | 3 % | 8 |
Why may ADVERSE be the right solution?
"Adverse" means harmful or unfavorable. It fits the clue "Harmful" because it is a synonym for causing harm or damage.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Harmful
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- detrimental
- injurious
- damaging
- hurtful
- deleterious
- noxious
- pernicious
- degrading
- denigratory
- denigrative
- ruinous
- abusive
Crossword Answer definitions
NOISOME adjective- Morally hurtful or noxious.
- Hurtful or noxious to health; unwholesome, insalubrious.
- Offensive to the senses; disgusting, unpleasant, nauseous, especially having an undesirable smell
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result NOISOME
- Foul-smelling
- Harmful
- Very offensive
- Nauseating
- Stinking
- Smelly
- Stinky (but not necessarily loud, surprisingly)
- Offensive
- Putrid
- Disgusting
More clues leading to the result EVIL
- Agatha Christie's "___ Under the Sun"
- Beyond bad
- Dark forces
- Doctor opposing Austin Powers
- Like Lucifer
- Like some spirits
- Mean business
- Satanic
- Sinister
- Wicked
More clues leading to the result NOCENT
More clues leading to the result BAD
- Adverse
- Below standard
- Michael Jackson smash
- Not good
- "___ Boys" (1983)
- "___ Moon Rising"
- Quite inadequate
- Rotten egg, e.g.
- Unfavorable
- Incorrect
More clues leading to the result ILL
- "__ Never Smile Again"
- Laid up
- Out of sorts
- Under the weather
- Feeling poorly
- Not healthy
- Not well
- Sick
- Ailing
- Hardly healthy
More clues leading to the result NOXIOUS
More clues leading to the result NOCUOUS
More clues leading to the result DELETERIOUS
More clues leading to the result ADVERSE
- Detrimental
- Hostile
- Far from propitious
- Inauspicious
- Unfavorable
- Negative
- Antagonistic
- Bad
- Ill-omened
- Madison Avenue jingle?