Synonyms of damages

damages 1 of 2

noun

plural of damage

1

as in penalty

a sum of money to be paid as a punishment

ordered by the court to pay $1000 in damages

Synonyms & Similar Words

• penalty
• fine
• forfeiture
• compensation
• forfeit
• reparations
• mulct
• award
• indemnity
• assessment

2

as in reparation

payment to another for a loss or injury

the company was forced to pay millions in damages to the permanently disabled worker

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reparation
• compensation
• indemnity
• restitution
• redress
• indemnification
• recompense
• punishment
• recoupment
• reprisal(s)
• satisfaction
• remuneration
• reimbursement
• punitive damages
• settlement
• repayment
• retaliation
• quittance
• solatium
• refund
• requital
• atonement
• adjustment
• amends
• expiation

damages

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of damage

1

as in injures

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of

the explosion in the sewers damaged the entire city's water supply

Synonyms & Similar Words

• injures
• mars
• hurts
• compromises
• cripples
• harms
• weakens
• impairs
• spoils
• breaks
• erodes
• flaws
• destroys
• disfigures
• crosses (up)
• undermines
• wounds
• vitiates
• blemishes
• defaces
• ruins
• bloodies
• crabs
• shatters
• deteriorates
• endamages
• wrecks
• batters
• demolishes
• enfeebles
• dents
• blights
• wears (away)
• tarnishes
• enervates
• tortures
• smashes
• washes out
• devastates
• dings
• maims
• torments
• scours
• lacerates
• disables
• botches
• crushes
• mutilates
• wastes
• gums (up)
• dints
• annihilates
• tears down
• wipes out
• desolates
• totals
• pulverizes
• lames
• razes
• decimates
• queers
• scourges
• mangles
• bashes
• dashes
• hamstrings
• clobbers
• bangs up
• does in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repairs
• doctors
• rebuilds
• fixes
• reconstructs
• reconditions
• heals
• remedies
• mends
• patches
• helps
• cures
• renovates
• revamps
• rehabilitates
• rectifies
• improves
• enhances
• edits
• revises
• remodels
• enriches
• ameliorates
• perfects
• refines
• betters
• meliorates

2

as in wounds

to cause bodily damage to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• injures
• wounds
• hurts
• bruises
• harms
• scars
• tears
• tortures
• blows out
• lacerates
• abuses
• maims
• creases
• torments
• cripples
• scalds
• mutilates
• grazes
• gores
• strains
• impairs
• nicks
• batters
• cuts
• afflicts
• gashes
• lames
• contuses
• bloodies
• scathes
• scrapes
• mangles
• maltreats
• hamstrings
• spoils
• aggrieves
• mars
• lays up
• blemishes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heals
• fixes
• remedies
• cures
• mends

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of damages

Noun

The City of Boulder and Boulder County, Colorado, in 2018 sued major fossil-fuel producers Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy, seeking financial damages under state public nuisance law. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

The family is seeking an unspecified amount in damages, as well as the parents’ removal from the registry. — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026

The Supreme Court will open its new term Monday by hearing arguments on whether the oil and gas industry may be forced to pay damages for the scorching heat waves, wildfires and droughts that are blamed on climate change. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Supreme Court Updates Follow for the latest on the court as the justices consider whether states and localities can try to hold oil companies responsible for damages from climate change. — New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Prime examples are the administration's attempt to deny medical research grants to Harvard University, and other attempts to deny security clearances to law firms, as well as seeking money damages from law firms Trump views as hostile. — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026

If the student is found responsible, they could be made to compensate for damages in cash or service, write an essay or go to workshops, or be barred from participating in campus events or organizations. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

In addition to her stint behind bars, Curtin, 33, was sentenced to three years of probation and had to pay restitution for damages. — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

The other two vehicles sustained minor damages, according to Nia Lackland, Oak Park Police Department’s community engagement manager. — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

Verb

The bleeding increases pressure inside the skull and damages brain tissue. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

Nor'easter damages towns at Jersey Shore New Jersey State Police emergency management officials used a drone Monday to survey the damage along the promenade. — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

This might happen if a hurricane damages a roof, and rain gets inside and soaks the entire house or several rooms, experts said. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

Favoritism can damage an organization in the same way corruption damages a legal system. — Yavuz Usaklioglu, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Smoking cigarettes damages blood vessels throughout the body and can cause heart attacks and strokes. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026

If a storm damages your air conditioner, insurance may apply. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

Similar to the original movie, in which Clara’s little brother damages a nutcracker, Kelly destroys the arm of a nutcracker while playing with it. — Parents, 14 Sep. 2026

And one of the toughest critiques — that service damages mental health — doesn’t hold up. — Tom Suozzi, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026