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

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

At least five people were reported missing, 49 were rescued, and the flood swept away about three dozen homes and damaged bridges, power lines and a hydropower construction site. — Binaj Gurubacharya, Los Angeles Times, 11 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

The Bonding Shampoo gently cleanses hair and scalp, while the Hair Bonding Treatment delivers a more intensive dose of the brand’s Peptide-132 complex to help strengthen damaged strands and minimize breakage and split ends. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 7 Oct. 2026

The conflict has curbed oil supply flowing through the Middle East, thereby raising prices, and damaged refining infrastructure in the region that turns oil into products like diesel, gasoline and jet fuel. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

Repair any damaged screening on windows, doors, porches, and patios. — Joan Murray, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026

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

Verb

The bottom of the walls was damaged; these surfaces are not smooth and easily cleanable. — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

But cars have been burned, trees damaged and people hurt in communities across the Palestinian territory, with some people calling this the most dangerous season yet. — Reuters, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026

In the southern port city of Marseille, some protesters briefly forced their way into the lobby of City Hall and a police station was damaged. — ABC News, 18 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

Fort Worth firefighters battled for almost 18 hours after six electric SUVs were destroyed and two others damaged in a fire at a Cadillac dealership on Friday. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026

The flash flood also damaged or destroyed four bridges, swept away about three dozen houses and damaged the construction site of a hydropower plant. — Binaj Gurubacharya, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026