ENDAMAGED Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

endamaged

verb

past tense of endamage

as in damaged

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of a thoughtless indiscretion that endamaged a reputation that took a lifetime to build

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After greeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the US envoy was taken on a tour of a cathedral in central Kyiv damaged in Russian attacks.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
The second one came out of the printer damaged, with a big scratch on it.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of damaged

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The tragedy occurred less than two hours after another deadly incident in Chatsworth, where a collision involving a Metro bus and a passenger vehicle killed two people and injured several others.

— Paris Barraza, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
In the ensuing, comically inept exchange of shotgun fire, both friends are injured, as is bandit leader Kakucha (Vakho Chkhartisvili).

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

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Climate was top of the agenda at Première Vision Paris as the global textiles fair took place in the still-sweltering 27-degree Centigrade (about 80 degrees Fahrenheit) heat following a summer marred by record heat across Europe.

— Ellen Groves, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
His debut season in England was marred by injuries, limiting him to just four consecutive league starts in 2024-25.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of marred

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Swaney founded WatchUr6, a cybersecurity company, in 2022 after seeing news reports about a hospital crippled by a cyberattack.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Our protagonist has been crippled with doubts about the miller’s daughter and prone to emotional highs and lows.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of crippled

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His frequent, sweeping cross-field balls to right wing-back Daniel Munoz helped Forest find space in which to hurt their opponents.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
One staffer at a top AI company told CNN the fears of how AI could hurt humanity keeps them up at night.

— Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of hurt

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Economic data for July showed retail sales and urban investment both weakened, adding to pressure on Beijing to step up support for the remainder of the year.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
This view suggests that the sense of shame was collectively weakened by a series of self-interested actors who shattered the social firmament and opened up the gates to chaos.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026

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