BANDAGE Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of bandage

as in to bind

to cover with a bandage her mother always bandages her scraped knees very carefully

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Recent Examples of bandage

Verb

Colorado Public Radio News reported that the woman injured in Aurora, 22-year-old Emma Landis, was pictured walking on crutches with her lower-right leg bandaged and returned to an anti-ICE demonstration outside the Aurora facility on Sunday. — Reuters, NBC news, 23 July 2026 After the mob boss attack, his bloodied, bandaged look in a hospital bed evokes classic Invisible Man, while a more convenient mask later on feels more akin to House of Wax. — Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026

Noun

Otherwise, the wound should be completely covered with a waterproof bandage. — Bill Sullivan, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026 Those who give should keep an arm bandage on for several hours. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bandage

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bandage

Verb

When the College Football Playoff selection committee pores over data points and debates the merits of each at-large hopeful in early December, the results of Week 2 are bound to loom large.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
A week after the big score, Chetal's parents were driving in Danbury, Connecticut, when several masked men cut them off, forced them out of their new car, beat Chetal's father with a baseball bat, shoved the couple into a van and bound their hands.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of bind

Noun

On Thursday, Vikings offensive coordinator Wes Phillips talked about preparing for Sunday by watching tape from Gannon’s time in Philadelphia and Arizona.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Investigators searching the case turn up human remains, execution tapes, Polaroids and film canisters cataloging years of violence.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of tape

Verb

Schlossberg, who got about 10 percent of the vote, fled to his mother Caroline Kennedy’s house on Martha’s Vineyard for the summer to heal his wounds.

— Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Throughout Chicago there are some wounds, though, that no amount of accountability can heal.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of heal

Noun

Best Under $30 Closer in scale to a drawer pull than a coat hanger, this decorative wall hook works best for lightweight items like jewelry, keys, and bags with shorter straps.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026
The distressed creak of nylon straps as the second coffin was lowered into the grave brought me back to the now.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of strap

Verb

The previous year a few of these people had even wandered the camp in the evenings, men dressed in suits and women with lipstick on their teeth.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Even on a Tuesday, it was packed to the brim with guests dressed in quiet luxury brands ready for extravagant East Coast dining.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of dress

Noun

Adaptyv Bio, in Lausanne, received all 1,320 designs, built each one in a cell-free chemical system, and read the binding on an optical sensor across five concentrations.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
The military ledger is where the binding may be the tightest.

— Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of binding

Verb

On an average day, a primary care pediatrician cycles through room after room treating anything from an allergic reaction, to a fever, to conducting a routine school physical.

— Roshan N. Bransden, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
Beneath the armor and beyond the crowds, Greengrass’ epic hinges on the moment when people long treated as expendable begin to act on their claim to dignity and agency.

— JP Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of treat

Noun

Once the rumbling stopped, Armas -- in gym shorts and a T-shirt with his gear clipped to his belt -- and Buckley led a group of civilians and FDNY members outside.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
The dark green wool-crepe midi dress featured a structured square neckline and a matching tonal belt.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

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