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

Rypkema said the region could look to San Antonio’s Under 1 Roof program, which provides low- to moderate-income homeowners with one-time grants of up to $19,000 to fix worn or damaged roofs. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

There are some health concerns related to PTFE coatings when misused, damaged or excessively heated. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

The true meaning of Haws Cinema becomes clear when the film ends and the children return to their tents, shelters, and damaged homes. — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

Officials were concerned about old and damaged bridges and culverts on the Rio Ruidoso. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

During sleep, neurons go quiet, ROS are cleared, and damaged mitochondria are repaired or recycled. — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Still, research like this hints at where oral health could be headed, moving away from simply protecting or replacing damaged tissue and toward materials designed to help rebuild tooth enamel instead. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

Terrain may obstruct radio signals, while damaged infrastructure can limit cellular access. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

No deaths or missing persons had been reported, although authorities warned that the full extent of the destruction remained uncertain, particularly in communities cut off by damaged roads, collapsed bridges and landslides. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Verb

The attack also damaged a nearby care home, with emergency crews evacuating 15 elderly residents, the service said. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Research partners recorded the various sounds that drones make when their propellers get chipped or cracked or their motor becomes damaged or begins to fail. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026

Shopkeepers boarded up windows while others opened temporarily and endured a nervous Saturday afternoon, after around 3,000 shops were damaged or looted last weekend. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

But in the end, too many obstacles got in the way, including the government shutdown and the Pineapple Express storm in December 2025 that damaged one of the ski lifts. — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Some 3,000 shops across France were damaged or looted over the weekend. — Richard Engel, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026

There were no marks or damage on the inner screen’s surface or the external hinge to suggest anything had been caught or damaged. — Jay Peters, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026

One person was killed and five wounded in the attacks, with residential homes damaged as well, according to local authorities. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026