WOUND Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

wound 1 of 2

noun

Definition of wound

as in injury

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wound

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verb

ˈwünd

as in to damage

to cause bodily damage to an arrow had wounded the animal, but the vet was able to save it

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as in to insult

to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in that callous comment really wounded me

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Recent Examples of wound

Noun

Officers found a male garbage truck driver suffering from a gunshot wound to his left thigh. — Keily Alfonzo, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026 Behind the residence, officers found a man unresponsive with a gunshot wound, Becchina said. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026

Verb

Three men were wounded Thursday night in a drive-by shooting in the South Chicago neighborhood, Chicago police said. — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 That one, positioned as Swift’s latest single and announced ahead of the rest of the reissue, is wounded, haunted and more than a little pissed-off. — Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wound

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Noun

But it’s all revealed to be a classic emotional bait-and-switch when Gemma suffers a potentially career-ending injury.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
The Panthers could use the linebacker depth after reserve LB Claudin Cherelus also suffered an injury against the Falcons and left Sunday’s contest early.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of injury

Verb

The attack on Kyiv damaged more than 50 civilian sites, including apartment blocks, post offices, a maternity hospital and a textile plant, Vyhivskyi, the interior minister, said.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
Tests also found that the electrical pulses used for communication did not damage tissue samples.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of damage

Verb

Trump has also lashed out at individual reporters in person or over social media, sometimes in strikingly personal terms -- insulting them in briefings, or in his recent speech at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
The film internalizes potential objections about a foreign director making a film that claims insight into Japanese characters’ interiority, with Carter being ritualistically insulted as a gaijin, or outsider.

— Vadim Rizov, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of insult

Noun

The York features espresso feet and comes upholstered in the retailer’s contract-grade Performance Everyday Velvet, which promises to repel liquids and resist abrasions of daily life.

— Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2026
Oatmeal was found extremely wounded as an injured stray with abrasions, wounds and bruising all along his back legs.

— Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of abrasion

Verb

Russian attacks on cargo vessels have severely disrupted Kyiv's exports, hurting its economy and threatening global supplies.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
In late July, Fortescue told investors China had cut back on its iron ore purchases, hurting revenues.

— Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of hurt

Verb

Israelis poured into the streets, outraged that Netanyahu had squandered opportunities to reach a deal that might have saved them.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
While some commenters were skeptical on the @mylilretinol TikTok page, which has videos with hundreds of thousands of views, others appeared outraged by the fake brand.

— Anna Halkidis, Parents, 15 Sep. 2026

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