CONTUSED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

contused

verb

past tense of contuse

as in bruised

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The man’s muscles and skin were lacerated by the bear’s claws and teeth.

— Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026
Corbin fractured his jaw in two places, busted his upper arm, and lacerated his lip.

— Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of lacerated

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Less than three minutes into the third quarter, Wilson injured his hand and was taken out of the game.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
The Chargers standout has played multiple positions and even stepped in at quarterback when the team's starter was injured, demonstrating his willingness to do whatever his team needs.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of injured

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Pardo, 31, who was wounded in her left leg, told The Associated Press that the shot that killed her daughter came from the Tamaulipas state police helicopter.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
This ends with Belzagar’s companion taking an arrow to the chest, Pharazôn wounded, and one of the would-be assassins in chains.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of wounded

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Shares have been battered on concerns that artificial intelligence companies — including CoreWeave — were borrowing too much money for their build-outs.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026
Many Peruvians are also battered by rising insecurity and the increasing cost of food.

— Luis Andres Henao, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of battered

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No one was injured in Sunday's strike on the village of Komyshuvakha, but specialized rescue equipment was damaged, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
Remove dead or damaged branches anytime to keep shrubs healthy and shapely.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of damaged

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Although the book includes a disclaimer that all its characters, apart from a brief appearance by Belmonte, are fictional, its protagonist is transparently based on Manolete, who had been fatally gored in 1947.

— Stephen Bates, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
He had been gored by a rogue elephant and claimed to have shot 53,000 crocodiles.

— Stanley Stewart, Air Mail, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of gored

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In the present, Matthew mounts his own investigation into the crime that tore his life apart, confronting old friends, revisiting broken relationships and interrogating the people who built the case against him.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
Six people died and several others were injured after a three-alarm fire tore through a home in Brooklyn, New York, early Thursday morning.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

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