as in severed
medical
to remove (part of a person's body)
His arm was badly injured and had to be amputated.
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of amputated
Once at the hospital, doctors determined his legs would have to be amputated six inches below each knee.
—
Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Judges sold almost 600 survivors into slavery and amputated one foot from each man 25 or over.
—Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
Patricia Shields said spiders were found in the bathroom of her old apartment in Largo, just west of Tampa, and even had to have some of her toes amputated due to being bitten repeatedly.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Darryl Charles is a former Marine who had his right leg above the knee amputated.
—Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Dickinson's right leg was amputated in 2021, his daughter wrote on Facebook, adding that he was fitted with a prosthetic a few months later and re-learned how to walk.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
While she was being initially treated at a Pensacola hospital, multiple people — including friends of friends and the surgeon who amputated her hand — recommended Glenn Gaston, an orthopedic surgeon and director of the OrthoCarolina Hand Center.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2025
Catherine’s right leg was lacerated to the bone and nearly amputated by a propeller.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
In 2021, while coaching at Jackson State, Sanders had two toes on his left foot amputated due to blood clots.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Judges sold almost 600 survivors into slavery and amputated one foot from each man 25 or over.
—Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
Patricia Shields said spiders were found in the bathroom of her old apartment in Largo, just west of Tampa, and even had to have some of her toes amputated due to being bitten repeatedly.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Darryl Charles is a former Marine who had his right leg above the knee amputated.
—Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Dickinson's right leg was amputated in 2021, his daughter wrote on Facebook, adding that he was fitted with a prosthetic a few months later and re-learned how to walk.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
While she was being initially treated at a Pensacola hospital, multiple people — including friends of friends and the surgeon who amputated her hand — recommended Glenn Gaston, an orthopedic surgeon and director of the OrthoCarolina Hand Center.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2025
Catherine’s right leg was lacerated to the bone and nearly amputated by a propeller.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
In 2021, while coaching at Jackson State, Sanders had two toes on his left foot amputated due to blood clots.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amputated
severed
Verb
-
The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran spiked Tuesday to at least 2,000, activists said, even as Iranians made phone calls abroad for the first time in days after authorities severed communications during a crackdown.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
-
The United States withdrew its diplomats and suspended embassy operations in 2019 after Maduro’s government severed diplomatic ties in response to Washington’s recognition of opposition leader Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s interim president.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Amputated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amputated. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
