Synonyms of injured

injured 1 of 2

adjective

as in damaged

Related Words

• damaged
• spoiled
• imperfect
• impaired
• flawed
• broken
• half
• incomplete
• marred
• fragmentary
• partial
• halfway
• deficient
• unfinished
• uncompleted
• sketchy
• fragmental
• unassembled

Dissimilar Words

• entire
• whole
• intact
• perfect
• complete
• full
• integral
• unimpaired
• undamaged
• unbroken
• uninjured
• flawless
• finished
• unmarred
• completed

injured

2 of 2

verb

past tense of injure

1

as in wounded

to cause bodily damage to

injured himself while skiing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damaged
• wounded
• hurt
• bruised
• harmed
• scarred
• tortured
• battered
• lacerated
• maimed
• bloodied
• mutilated
• blew out
• gored
• crippled
• tore
• afflicted
• grazed
• scalded
• contused
• mangled
• tormented
• strained
• nicked
• gashed
• aggrieved
• creased
• impaired
• abused
• hamstrung
• maltreated
• lamed
• scathed
• cut
• marred
• laid up
• scraped
• spoiled
• blemished

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• healed
• cured
• fixed
• remedied
• mended

2

as in marred

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of

the agent's treachery has injured our national security for years to come

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damaged
• marred
• hurt
• crippled
• weakened
• compromised
• impaired
• harmed
• eroded
• disfigured
• spoiled
• broke
• wounded
• destroyed
• bloodied
• flawed
• crossed (up)
• defaced
• ruined
• undermined
• blemished
• vitiated
• shattered
• battered
• crabbed
• deteriorated
• endamaged
• enfeebled
• wore (away)
• wrecked
• demolished
• tortured
• enervated
• disabled
• maimed
• washed out
• devastated
• tarnished
• blighted
• dented
• lacerated
• mutilated
• smashed
• crushed
• scoured
• mangled
• tormented
• botched
• decimated
• lamed
• pulverized
• wasted
• hamstrung
• annihilated
• totaled
• wiped out
• dinged
• desolated
• razed
• gummed (up)
• bashed
• clobbered
• dashed
• scourged
• dinted
• tore down
• did in
• queered
• banged up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repaired
• rebuilt
• reconstructed
• fixed
• healed
• renovated
• patched
• helped
• mended
• rehabilitated
• reconditioned
• cured
• doctored
• revamped
• remedied
• rectified
• revised
• improved
• edited
• remodeled
• enhanced
• enriched
• refined
• perfected
• ameliorated
• bettered
• meliorated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of injured

Adjective

That was only the start of their total cost to get the injured woman back to the United States for further treatment. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

The Red Sox have surged without their injured ace, Garrett Crochet, who last pitched on April 25, the day Breslow fired manager Alex Cora and five coaches in a panic move, power play or, perhaps, a prescient vision of what a change could mean. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Rowlan, a 7-year-old American pitbull terrier, also rescued as an injured stray, was healthy enough to donate blood, according to Arizona Humane. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 19 July 2026

The interim government of President Delcy Rodriguez added in a statement that the number of injured remains unchanged at 16,740, as in the past 11 days. — ABC News, 18 July 2026

Judge underwent re-imaging Wednesday that showed his injured right rib is healing but still needs more time. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026

In the city of Mashhad in northeast Iran, there's a natural history museum associated with local Ferdowsi University that gets all manner of donations, including animals that died in the road and injured birds. — Ari Daniel, NPR, 17 July 2026

An injured person was found by deputies near Northwest Seventh Street and 29th Terrace, a minute drive away from where the shooting was reported. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Yamal had come into the tournament with an injured hamstring. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 15 July 2026

Verb

The officer who had been injured by the knife fired his weapon, striking the man and causing life-threatening injuries. — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

The trio can all become unrestricted free agents, but are currently injured. — Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

Three members of a family inside the truck were seriously injured, including 2-year-old Milania Pierite, who died two days later. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026

The suspect either fell off of his bike or was taken off of his bike by officers and during the struggle pulled out a knife and injured an officer, Patterson said. — ABC News, 22 July 2026

The driver of the passenger vehicle was not injured, and no students, teachers or staff members at the Elk Grove Unified School District school were injured. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

With 18 deaths and nearly 100 soldiers injured, the Pentagon is also under pressure to address the impact to US troops. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

The team said that forward Mouhamed Gueye injured his left foot in an offseason workout last Wednesday. — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 16 July 2026

The hearing devoted considerable attention to the role of civil society following the June 24 earthquakes, which official figures cited during the hearing said killed more than 4,500 people and injured over 16,000. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026