DAMAGED Synonyms: 146 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in injured

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verb

past tense of damage

as in marred

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of the explosion in the sewers damaged the entire city's water supply

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as in wounded

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

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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

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Handsink nearest kitchen entrance from seating area damaged and peeling off of wall. — Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026 Much of Jewish Iraqi American conceptual artist Michael Rakowitz’s work focuses on re-creating or giving new life to religious materials that were stolen, damaged or destroyed amid war and persecution. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026 Police said 17 stores were damaged and five of those were looted. — Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026 Brain tissue that is deprived of oxygen can be permanently damaged, resulting in long-term disability or death. — Diane Webber, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026 Photographs released by the sheriff’s office showed one helicopter overturned and another severely damaged. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026 According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the earthquake also left more than 45,000 homes damaged, 9,000 destroyed, and 140 buildings collapsed. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 30 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for damaged

Adjective

The injured person was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.

— Senior Editor, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
The driver pulled into a nearby parking lot and, with the help of a passerby, moved the injured bicyclist and bicycle out of the roadway, Harper said.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of injured

Verb

When some youngsters in Rome tried to set a dumpster on fire, others quickly extinguished the blaze, keen to avoid the type of violence that has marred similar protests in France.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Yet because the brain disease can be diagnosed only after death, conclusions from previous studies were marred by selection bias — a systematic error that occurs when those chosen for analysis do not properly represent the target population.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of marred

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In the Dnipro area, rescuers pulled a woman alive from the rubble Tuesday morning, after a Russian attack killed one person and wounded 17, local authorities said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
The gunfire killed 31-year-old Constance Hages, who was pregnant, and wounded six other people.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of wounded

Adjective

Many in Serbia believe that the concrete canopy crashed because of flawed renovation work caused by corruption and negligence that prevailed in major state infrastructure projects championed by Vucic's government.

— MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Jackson County used flawed property value assessments, inadequately notified taxpayers, conducted substandard inspections and had poor oversight, according to a scathing report from Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of flawed

Verb

Amar Shergill, a frequent Newsom critic and former progressive caucus chair within the state Democratic Party, said Newsom’s associations with those high rollers would hurt him in a presidential campaign.

— Liam Russell, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
That in turn hurt stocks of big oil companies, which had been rallying for much of the year.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of hurt

Adjective

Mike reflected on their imperfect journey together and expressed his gratitude for Lauren’s unwavering love and support.

— Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026
Physicians already make decisions by combining an imperfect history, physical examination, vital signs, laboratory results, and response to treatment.

— Dr. Shravani Durbhakula, Time, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of imperfect

Verb

Mendel argued that Zelenskyy's promise to bring peace at the time stands in stark contrast to the devastating war that has crippled the country and defined much of his presidency.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
He is crippled by doubt, convinced that others are gaining on him.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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