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

Detective White waded into the frigid waters of the Columbia River and retrieved the phone … but found it was too damaged to provide any more information. — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2026

Consider Redken’s Acidic Bonding Concentrate Holiday Gift Set a can't-miss present for anyone looking to strengthen damaged hair. — Crista Lacqua, Allure, 13 Nov. 2026

Cleaning, Maintaining, and Displaying Inventory Another thing that costs thrift stores both time and money is cleaning and maintaining inventory, which may include repairs to worn or damaged items, unless the store is selling them as-is. — Barbara Zito, Martha Stewart, 9 Nov. 2026

Subsequent environmental inspections identified water intrusion and damaged building materials. — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Nov. 2026

The Russian missiles that hit overnight across the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, damaged homes and commercial properties, triggering new power and water outages, national and city authorities said. — Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026

The pause offered brief relief in a city facing hunger, disease and another harsh winter after years of war and damaged infrastructure. — Darlene Superville, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Softness is only part of it—a great conditioner for damaged hair also helps strengthen the strand and smooth the cuticle, so your hair is easier to detangle and less likely to break. — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026

For damaged or fragile hair, Velcro rollers avoid direct heat but can snag delicate strands, while hot rollers call for careful temperature control and heat protection. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026

Verb

No one was injured in Sunday's strike on the village of Komyshuvakha, but specialized rescue equipment was damaged, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service. — Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026

Remove dead or damaged branches anytime to keep shrubs healthy and shapely. — The Spruce, 8 Nov. 2026

Floodwaters in July and August destroyed or damaged dozens of homes, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate. — John Bartlett, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026

While tens of thousands of buildings were likely damaged or destroyed in the quakes, these OPPPE developments were among the largest residential buildings to fall in coastal La Guaira state. — Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026

No one was injured in Sunday’s strike on the village of Komyshuvakha, but specialized rescue equipment was damaged, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service. — ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026

Nearly half of working women say their job has damaged their mental health in just the past six months. — Alyssa Jaffee, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026

Other substations in the Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Kharkiv, and Dnipropetrovsk regions were also damaged, as Russia also launched 172 drones in the attack. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 8 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