FLAWING Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

flawing

verb

present participle of flaw

as in damaging

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of that crack has flawed the vase to the extent that its value in the antiques market is greatly reduced

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The strikes hit 12 locations across Kyiv’s Darnytskyi, Sviatoshynskyi and Solomianskyi districts, damaging residential buildings, a medical facility and an educational institution.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Oracle, for its part, argues that Project Jupiter will create massive investment for the region without damaging the environment.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of damaging

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The victim ran away screaming for help, injuring her leg during the ordeal, Smith said.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
In Gary, Superintendent Yvonne Stokes said damage to schools was minimal except for a tree at the West Side Leadership Academy which fell and crashed through window injuring an employee.

— Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of injuring

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To prevent a similar war from happening again, Menelaus scarred her face, permanently marring her famous beauty.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
Lined with live oaks and old-fashioned, busy storefronts, this artsy town on the Gulf of Mexico has no commercial development marring its shoreline.

— Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 16 June 2026

Definition of marring

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And the high pay they’re being offered as a lure is crippling the economy.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 15 Aug. 2026
Trump claims the United States has opened the strait to all commercial ships other than those from Iran, crippling Iran's economy because of its reliance on oil exports.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of crippling

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This raised the possibility of improper interference with the Armenian electoral process, possibly also hurting reconciliation efforts between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

— Daniel Markind, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Because that’s obviously hurting jobs and the film community in America.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of hurting

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Sansoni’s study suggests that years of scrolling on Instagram can weaken our ability to rely on these inner signals, essentially weakening our brain’s ability to accurately perceive its own face and body.

— Nicole Karlis, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026
The danger Pelath is concerned about is when the river banks are saturated, some root systems let go, sending more trees into the river and weakening the banks.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

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