Synonyms of damaged

damaged 1 of 2

adjective

as in injured

Related Words

• injured
• flawed
• imperfect
• spoiled
• broken
• impaired
• incomplete
• marred
• half
• fragmentary
• deficient
• partial
• unfinished
• fragmental
• halfway
• uncompleted
• sketchy
• unassembled

Dissimilar Words

• intact
• entire
• whole
• perfect
• complete
• integral
• full
• undamaged
• unimpaired
• unbroken
• flawless
• finished
• uninjured
• unmarred
• completed

damaged

2 of 2

verb

past tense of damage

1

as in marred

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of

the explosion in the sewers damaged the entire city's water supply

Synonyms & Similar Words

• injured
• marred
• compromised
• crippled
• hurt
• weakened
• impaired
• eroded
• harmed
• destroyed
• spoiled
• broke
• disfigured
• flawed
• ruined
• undermined
• blemished
• defaced
• shattered
• wounded
• bloodied
• crossed (up)
• battered
• deteriorated
• vitiated
• wrecked
• crabbed
• endamaged
• demolished
• tarnished
• dented
• enfeebled
• devastated
• smashed
• blighted
• wore (away)
• tortured
• enervated
• washed out
• mutilated
• scoured
• disabled
• crushed
• mangled
• botched
• lacerated
• decimated
• tormented
• wasted
• maimed
• pulverized
• annihilated
• razed
• wiped out
• dinged
• totaled
• hamstrung
• desolated
• bashed
• dinted
• lamed
• gummed (up)
• clobbered
• dashed
• scourged
• tore down
• queered
• did in
• banged up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repaired
• rebuilt
• fixed
• reconstructed
• renovated
• reconditioned
• patched
• mended
• helped
• revamped
• cured
• healed
• doctored
• rehabilitated
• remedied
• rectified
• revised
• improved
• edited
• remodeled
• enhanced
• enriched
• refined
• perfected
• ameliorated
• bettered
• meliorated

2

as in wounded

to cause bodily damage to

his knee was badly damaged in the accident, and he walked with a limp for months

Synonyms & Similar Words

• injured
• wounded
• hurt
• bruised
• harmed
• scarred
• battered
• tortured
• mutilated
• blew out
• lacerated
• crippled
• tore
• mangled
• creased
• bloodied
• nicked
• impaired
• afflicted
• tormented
• maimed
• strained
• grazed
• abused
• scalded
• contused
• gored
• gashed
• hamstrung
• scathed
• marred
• aggrieved
• cut
• scraped
• maltreated
• laid up
• lamed
• spoiled
• blemished

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fixed
• cured
• healed
• remedied
• mended

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of damaged

Adjective

Many residents continued to sleep outside rather than risk returning to damaged homes. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

President Abelardo de la Espriella, who had been in office for only three days when the earthquake struck, announced a reconstruction fund for damaged homes, hospitals, schools and infrastructure. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026

This five-pack replaces worn and damaged bars on Weber’s Spirit 500, Spirit 200 and Genesis Silver A lines of gas grill. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Police discovered nearly three dozen damaged vehicles in downtown Minneapolis early Thursday after reports of a man committing break-ins. — Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Conditioner helps protect and repair dry, damaged hair due to heat and chemical hair treatments. — Carley Millhone, HEALTH, 13 Aug. 2026

Videos on social media showed damaged homes and a train derailed in the area. — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

Israeli troops have occupied and depopulated two-thirds of the enclave, leaving nearly all its more than 2 million residents confined to a tiny ​strip of land under Hamas control along the coast, most in makeshift tents or damaged buildings. — Steven Scheer, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026

Trim generously, cutting away any soft or damaged sections and making sure only firm flesh remains. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2026

Verb

More than 1,300 homes were damaged when the quake struck East Nusa Tenggara province on Saturday, with nearly 250 were destroyed on Flores alone. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Corn is reportedly the crop most commonly damaged by feral swine. — Chris Boyer, Scientific American, 16 Aug. 2026

The attack, with more than 150 drones, damaged several homes and a railway station and sparked a forest fire. — CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026

In counties where hog eradication efforts were coordinated, however, the average claim for cornfield acres damaged from wildlife declined to 10 acres per policy. — Aaron Smith, The Conversation, 13 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

Across Spokane, the Autumn Lane, Old Trails and Fairview fires have left more than 900 structures damaged. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

The Luna 23 spacecraft remained on the moon entirely, as it was damaged during landing and wasn't able to return a sample. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 9 Aug. 2026

The film’s pointed critique of a fractured society severely damaged by playing catch-up capitalism is unmistakable, but for those familiar with recent Ghanaian politics, Armar’s poignant assessment goes deeper. — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026