DISFIGURED Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in deformed

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verb

past tense of disfigure

as in damaged

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of the statue was seriously disfigured by falling rubble during the earthquake

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Recent Examples of disfigured

Adjective

An adaptation of the comic book character created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, Clayface features Tom Rhys Harries as a man who begins to unravel after undergoing an experimental procedure to fix his disfigured face. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2026 Those who survived the disease were often left disfigured and scarred. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026 The bodies had signs of binding the hands and feet, contortion of limbs, cut off fingertips and disfigured heads, according to Kaki. — ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025 He’s inspired by the antics of Angus Oblong, the mastermind of The Oblongs, an Adult Swim show that centered around a disfigured family living in an area plagued by radiation. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025

Verb

People are dying regularly from lithium-ion batteries and people are being disfigured. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026 In 1985 two young men in Nevada shot themselves after a night of drinking, smoking marijuana, and listening to the band’s music; one of the men survived for a few more years but was severely disfigured. — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026 Matt lost his career after his face was disfigured, and the actor playing him withheld a major injury to avoid losing a career-changing role. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026 Matt’s blood cells gain the ability to transform and instantly reshape his body into someone else, such as Corr or the gangster who disfigured him or even his own father (played in a quick cameo by Aaron Paul). — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026 In Coast City, a young actor (Tom Rhys Harries) is horribly disfigured by a local mob boss and opts for an experimental treatment. — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026 Rising movie star Matt Hagen (Harries) is disfigured by a mob boss (Eddie Marsan) and rapidly falls out of Hollywood. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 In July, the Wall Street Journal published an interview with Eui Seok Kang, who was severely disfigured when the airbag of his Chevrolet Malibu detonated after a crash. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 24 Sep. 2026 No evidence could prove that Mulderrig, who was 60 at the time of the crash, felt pain or lived long enough to deal with being disfigured, Hogan said. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disfigured

Adjective

Neveu likens it to how a snowman will appear deformed once the sun's heat begins to melt it.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Sep. 2026
The artifacts included eight deformed sickles, one intact sickle, part of a sword blade, ornament fragments, three ingots and two unfinished objects.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of deformed

Verb

Handsink nearest kitchen entrance from seating area damaged and peeling off of wall.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 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

Definition of damaged

Adjective

Its songs are littered with black holes, disasters, nuclear bombs; there are guttural screams and onslaughts of distorted guitar.

— Marissa Lorusso, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
That mark gets repeats on the tongue tag and insole, the latter of which also features a distorted and distinct black and white graphic.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of distorted

Adjective

Shoppers who believe that food appearance is important tend to judge misshapen produce as lower quality.

— Jintao Zhang, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026
If the cookies have overspread or are misshapen, use a spoon to push the cookie edge toward the center to finesse their shape.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of misshapen

Verb

When some youngsters in Rome tried to set a dumpster on fire, others quickly extinguished the blaze, keen to avoid the type of violence that has marred similar protests in France.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Yet because the brain disease can be diagnosed only after death, conclusions from previous studies were marred by selection bias — a systematic error that occurs when those chosen for analysis do not properly represent the target population.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of marred

Adjective

These sequences are no less contrived than the rest of this malformed blockbuster, but their growing emphasis on performativeness helps to paint a target that Iñárritu actually knows how to hit.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026
When his insidious nature is revealed, the change in tone and his face gone malformed, the scene feels dynamic in a way that doesn’t require gore or intricate special effects.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of malformed

Verb

Mendel argued that Zelenskyy's promise to bring peace at the time stands in stark contrast to the devastating war that has crippled the country and defined much of his presidency.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
He is crippled by doubt, convinced that others are gaining on him.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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