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

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 shampoo gently dissolves daily build-up, filling in cracks of damage to leave hair healthy, soft and supple while the rich, luxurious conditioner helps bring damaged hair back to life. — ABC News, 14 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

Dead and damaged branches can be removed any time of year but careful, precise cuts help prevent insect damage and fungal infections. — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 9 Sep. 2026

The fire department and Buildings, Safety Engineering and Environmental Department will inspect damaged buildings. — Dana Afana, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2026

And Mersan & Tümkalıp, another machinery purveyor, is reputedly negotiating assistance deals to retroactively modernize damaged production lines that idled during the war years. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026

Verb

The suicide attack on Friday brought down an outer wall of the police offices and badly damaged the mosque. — Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026

Aid groups warn more than three-quarters of Gaza’s housing stock is damaged, thousands of buildings are at risk of collapse, and residents grow especially vulnerable when winter rains seep into weakened structures. — Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 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

Four cars and two storage containers were damaged by the inferno, the fire department said. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Cold damaged our plumeria plants in February, but some are growing back. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

The second one came out of the printer damaged, with a big scratch on it. — New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026

A number of mosques were also burned to the ground or severely damaged in arson fires. — Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026