CONTUSED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

contused

verb

past tense of contuse

as in bruised

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Jen Macdonel, Claire Macdonel's mother, told Fox News Digital that the barracuda attack lacerated four of her daughter's tendons, in addition to a nerve and a ligament.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
They are lacerated by propellers.

— Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026

Definition of lacerated

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In Russia, five people were wounded when a fire broke out at the Ilsky Oil Refinery in the southern Krasnodar region due to debris from a falling drone, local officials said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
More than 20 people were wounded and nine remained in critical condition following the shooting.

— Connor Greene, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of wounded

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Rhodes was left bruised and battered that night but was still the champion.

— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
The National Weather Service has repeatedly warned of dangerous rip currents and elevated surf in recent weeks as multiple southerly swells battered the coastlines of Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of battered

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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

Definition of bloodied

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Fayed al-Noman, the information ministry's assistant undersecretary, said the attack severely damaged port buildings and piers as well as commercial goods and food supplies.

— Duarte Dias, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
The fires, which have burned over the last week, have damaged or destroyed about 920 structures.

— Jamie Stengle, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of damaged

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In another, a Florida man was gored and injured by a bison in the Lake Village area, where restaurants and hotels are located.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 July 2026
One runner was gored in the face and many more were fortunate to not be seriously injured during a chaotic bull run at Spain’s San Fermin festival on Saturday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026

Definition of gored

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In January 2022, Tropical Storm Ana tore through the Kapichira Dam, ripping roughly 129 megawatts of hydropower off the national grid in a single stroke.

— Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
The collision killed her, tore the roof off the Corolla and caused Lynch’s truck to flip over, the release said.

— Haley Parsley August 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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