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

The drones set off fires and damaged buildings in Kyiv and elsewhere in Ukraine overnight, authorities said. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Finally, don’t use disinfecting wipes on raw wood or furniture with an uneven or damaged finish. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2026 Inspect your electronics frequently and should replace or repair any electrical devices that show signs of damaged or significant wear. — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 23 Sep. 2026 In July 2025, the EPA entered into an agreement with Vistra to remove damaged batteries from its property. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 In the port city of Odesa, one person was killed in a Russian attack that sparked a fire at garages and damaged vehicles and private homes, Serhii Lysak, head of the city’s military administration, wrote on Telegram Wednesday. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Caloric restriction reduces protein synthesis and stimulates autophagy, the cellular recycling process that removes damaged molecules and organelles. — Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026 The team announced after Monday’s practice that Tyler Smith, its best offensive lineman and arguably the top offensive guard in the game, will be out four to six weeks after needing left thumb surgery to repair damaged ligaments. — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 The fire department and Buildings, Safety Engineering and Environmental Department will inspect damaged buildings. — Dana Afana, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Verb

This began to seem unnecessary, because one either feels and believes that torture is wrong, or else one is damaged. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 Earlier this month, intense waves from Hurricane Marie damaged beachfront homes in parts of Southern California and chewed away at beaches. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 One person died and four were wounded in Vyshneve, where a drone damaged five vehicles and caused a blaze, Tkachenko said. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 Thailand experienced ⁠its worst floods in decades in November when at least 145 people died and thousands of homes were damaged in the southern provinces. — CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 The suicide attack on Friday brought down an outer wall of the police offices and badly damaged the mosque. — Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026 The Mona Lisa, which attracts crowds from opening to close, was not damaged in the incident. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 At least one restroom was also heavily damaged, with sinks and barriers ripped from the walls. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for damaged

Adjective

The Carolina Panthers running back, who has only played in five of a possible 36 NFL games since being drafted in 2024 due to serious and various injuries, is headed back to injured reserve, the team announced Wednesday.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026
In those demos, the Viceroy was used as a part of a beach extraction simulation, removing an injured person from the shore as well as an open water life raft rescue.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of injured

Verb

The findings paint a picture of a response marred by poor preparation, communication issues and disorganized leadership that struggled to coordinate between jurisdictions.

— Evan Bush, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
But his legacy was also marred by the discovery of his elaborate shielding of his wealth from taxes through shell companies, which experts say may have hurt the growth of his nation.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of marred

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When the struggle was over, video footage on social media reviewed by The Associated Press showed two men on the plane's floor, bloodied and wounded.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
According to the account of Netanyahu and other passengers, Machchhar, a father, tried to fight off his co-pilot before being critically wounded with a small knife.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of wounded

Adjective

The legal arguments for such claims, however, are extremely flawed and would likely not hold up in the court, said David Loy, the legal director for the nonpartisan First Amendment Coalition.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Dandekar accuses the World Bank of producing a flawed risk assessment report for the project from the get-go.

— Mamita Bhandari, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of flawed

Verb

In the report, Shedd veterinarians said preexisting sickness likely compromised the whales’ health and left them vulnerable during the relocation process, which involved lifting the belugas by crane and flying them across international borders.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Taylor said research shows some patients who become gravely ill have compromised immune systems.

— Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of compromised

Verb

The autistic girl had stopped hurting herself by banging her head on the floor when she was frustrated.

— Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
But his legacy was also marred by the discovery of his elaborate shielding of his wealth from taxes through shell companies, which experts say may have hurt the growth of his nation.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of hurt

Adjective

His campaign committee was formed before Aquino’s current campaign committee, making the candidates’ cumulative totals an imperfect comparison.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
That’s one romantic notion of many in a free-floating relationship drama, which employs an intuitively non-linear structure to enliven what is otherwise a fairly conventional, ordinary love story between two attractive but imperfect people.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of imperfect

Verb

Wildflower opened in 2024, when the industry was crippled by shrinking studio budgets and reeling from the aftermath of twin labor strikes.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Swaney founded WatchUr6, a cybersecurity company, in 2022 after seeing news reports about a hospital crippled by a cyberattack.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026

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