BRUISED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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as in injured

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verb

past tense of bruise

as in lacerated

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And social media is inundated with questions about the 80-year-old president's health and vitality, spurred by pictures of his bruised hands or video clips of him appearing to fall asleep in meetings. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 But Allen may not play after missing a portion of training camp with a bruised shin. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026 The women looked terrible—bruised and sallow—and smelled even worse. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 The season gradually showcases Warner, who finds the bruised psyche beneath her character’s sexpot surface and delivers cutting dialogue with a precision that calls to mind Murphy blondes including Emma Roberts, Leslie Bibb and Billie Lourd. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bruised

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Jaylen Wright, who made his second NFL start as the replacement for injured Pro Bowler De’Von Achane, bobbled the kickoff, forcing the offense to start the critical drive on the 18-yard line.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
Though Tesla didn’t make a link as part of the announcement, the update comes after a mass shooting which involved a Tesla charging station in Twin Falls, Idaho, on August 1, which left three dead and seven injured.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of injured

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Those who survived the disease were often left disfigured and scarred.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
In a particularly gnarly flashback, one sibling voluntarily — and crudely — amputates his fingers to match his brother's disfigured hand, which lost two digits when Angier shot him.

— Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026

Definition of disfigured

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When the struggle was over, video footage on social media reviewed by The Associated Press showed two men on the plane's floor, bloodied and wounded.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
According to the account of Netanyahu and other passengers, Machchhar, a father, tried to fight off his co-pilot before being critically wounded with a small knife.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026

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