BLIGHTED Synonyms: 140 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of blighted

as in stunted

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as in damaged

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verb

past tense of blight

as in ruined

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Recent Examples of blighted

Adjective

These repairs are absolutely key to broader revitalization plans to restore dignity to our blighted corridors and empty strip-malls. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2026 On the other hand, in such a blighted landscape, AI could, perhaps, come not as a vulture to pick over the remains but a new life force to resuscitate them. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026 The model is now crumbling, leaving tenants in blighted homes and investors without their payout. — Linda Poon, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026 The blighted building had overshadowed recent real estate development and other signs of progress elsewhere in the Midway. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blighted

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Adjective

Plzeňský Prazdroj, the country’s largest beer producer, expects to incur losses this year due to a stunted hops yield.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Once the roots are crowded, the showy parts of the plants will suffer from fewer blooms and stunted growth.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of stunted

Adjective

The storm brought straight-line winds clocked at 99 mph that tore out trees, toppled utility poles and lines, and damaged homes, as well as torrential rain.

— Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Video showed at least three damaged cars, including a silver vehicle with its entire rear bumper and trunk caved in.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of damaged

Verb

The influx all but ruined Sutter’s extensive land holdings around Sacramento, originally dubbed New Helvetia.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Brentford will be hoping promising midfielder Antoni Milambo can contribute after his debut season was ruined by an ACL injury in October.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of ruined

Adjective

For me, Sliman was pouring water on a dormant seed anxious to sprout.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Various micro-organisms (bacteria, fungi, yeasts) can also lie dormant in the tissues for centuries and can recolonize and multiply due to a ready supply of organic material—particularly if the remains have been stored in suboptimal conditions.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of dormant

Adjective

The rhythmic movement of my hands, the gentle scraping sounds of metal on metal, and the slow, satisfying growth of a misshapen rectangle between my fingers got me out of my head and grounded in the room around me.

— Laura Bradley, HEALTH, 14 Aug. 2026
The only plants for Wareheim are the misshapen ones, the otherworldly freak shows.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of misshapen

Verb

Court records show that Alvarez was first arrested by the New York State Police in Tarrytown, New York, in February 2005 and charged with driving while ability impaired by the consumption of alcohol.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Aug. 2026
The document does not say whether Benfield was impaired, and he was not charged with driving under the influence in the warrant.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of impaired

Adjective

Evans had 11 straight 1,000-yard seasons to open his career and scored 24 touchdowns over 2023-2024 before a broken collarbone/concussion ended his year abruptly in 2025.

— Jess Bryant, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Yungblud didn’t let a broken leg prevent him from engaging in a little crowd-surfing as the singer — wheelchair in tow — took a spin atop the audience Tuesday at his Portugal show.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of broken

Verb

Though Conahan was convicted of one murder, he was known as the Hog Trail Killer and is believed responsible for the murders of up to a dozen men who were tied up, mutilated and killed in rural areas between Sarasota and Fort Myers in the 1990s.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Gein murdered at least two women, as well as illegally exhumed and mutilated multiple corpses, in the 1940s and 1950s.

— Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

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