BLOODIED Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

bloodied

verb

past tense of bloody

as in damaged

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of the politician's reputation was permanently bloodied by the rumors of corruption

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Recent Examples of bloodied Walsh was discovered upstairs, bloodied after apparently cutting herself with a knife, responding officers reported. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026 Figuratively speaking, by this point, this class has been bloodied in battle and have gotten to know each other. — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Sondheimer has bloodied his hands climbing over a fence to exit a bolted stadium. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 The pilot assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, in Miramar, California, is seen with his face bloodied and appearing a little shaken up in the body camera footage released Friday by the Yakima County Sheriff's Office. — Jennifer Watts, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 In the TikTok livestream, which has since been taken down, Hilton appears to be bloodied and in a distressed mental state. — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 After the game, Tillman showed up at the press area without shoes on, his sock bloodied where a defender’s cleat had pierced his boot. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 2 July 2026 Tillman, whose right foot was bloodied before the kick because a Bosnian player stepped on it, still arced a shot over five standing Bosnians, into an unsaveable spot that keeper Nikola Vasilj almost dared Tillman to target. — Sean Gregory, Time, 2 July 2026 Supporters — many of them wearing Colombia’s yellow and red colors — rushed the gates at the home stadium of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, leaving fans terrified and bloodied as security struggled to contain the rush. — Nbc News, NBC news, 28 June 2026

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Verb

Two lids of the cold-holding unit are not attached and are damaged.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
In Hunters, Georgia, multiple homes may have been damaged by a tornado reported by a 911 call center, the center said.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of damaged

Verb

Five Palestinians have been killed and more than 100 injured this week in such attacks, according to Palestinian officials.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
The status of starting edge rusher Marquise Lightfoot, who was injured against Clemson, remains up in the air.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of injured

Verb

The tight finish came after a first half with see-saw action — mainly by Stewart — but was marred by whistles and questionable foul calls.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
The second-year forward is trying to take advantage of his first true NBA preseason after knee injuries marred his rookie season.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of marred

Verb

One woman writing for Hers described spending about an hour working up the courage for her first weight-loss shot, only to find the thin needle barely hurt.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
Higher interest rates definitely hurt the commercial real estate sector from 2022 through 2024, as higher costs for borrowing lowered the value of assets.

— Diana Olick, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of hurt

Verb

Isaias has weakened dramatically since making landfall last night as a Category 2 hurricane.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
Wide swaths of the Southwest were deluged Sunday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel weakened and moved inland, but coastal communities already battered by high surf emerged with less damage than some officials feared.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026