injured 1 of 2

adjective

as in damaged

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injured

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verb

past tense of injure
1
as in wounded
to cause bodily damage to injured himself while skiing

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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

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Recent Examples of injured
Adjective
Imagine having an injured Minteh rather than Gakpo, and then Isak picking up a knock in the coming weeks. — James Pearce, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Many shuffled between the help desk and the hospital notice board, clutching photographs and scanning injured patients' lists in the hope of finding them. — Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026 Many shuffled between the help desk and the hospital notice board, clutching photographs and scanning injured patients’ lists in the hope of finding them. — Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 Willow fought back with a left-arm lariat, damaging her injured hand in the process. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Quarterback Quinn Ewers also would be a short-term IR option if the team believes his injured groin isn’t healthy enough to play. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026 The injured men made their own way to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, where they’re expected to survive. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 Dozens of injured people were transported to Kathmandu for medical care. — Shristi Kafle, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 The department said the injured officer was taken to a hospital. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
At this time, two officers were shot, and another was injured. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026 Three of the six people injured in the top-floor fracas were police officers, according to Sgt. — Michael Loria, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 An explosion at a train station in Germany injured two people, both Ukrainian citizens, on Wednesday. — Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Martin County deputies said Woods, who was not injured, showed signs of impairment at the scene. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 But then disaster struck in 2022, when Flintoff was badly injured in a crash at the Dunsfold Park Aerodrome in Surrey, England. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026 At least four civilians and three firefighters have been injured in connection with the fire, Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District Chief Richard Edwards said at a news conference. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Harvey wasn’t particularly efficient last year, even less than the much older and oft-injured Dobbins. — Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026 Anthonie Knapp wouldn’t have set a Freeman-era freshman record with 843 snaps in 2024 if Charles Jagusah hadn’t gotten injured in training camp. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injured
  1. damaged
  2. wounded
  3. marred
  4. spoiled
  5. hurt
  6. crippled
  7. imperfect
  8. weakened
Adjective
  • Persuading big American oil companies to return to the region could prove a challenge given the political uncertainty and damaged infrastructure.
    — Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • As families wait for news about their relatives, damaged roads, power outages and fears of further flooding have hampered rescue efforts.
    — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of damaged
Verb
  • The Pentagon also lists more than 400 troops as wounded in action during Operation Epic Fury.
    — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The attacks killed one person and wounded two others, according to officials.
    — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of wounded
Verb
  • However, the approach is marred by low throughput, and the process is also quite complex to execute.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • But his tenure has been marred by a number of fatal shootings of immigrants in encounters with ICE officers.
    — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of marred
Adjective
  • None of its marks seem to maintain their integrity for more than an inch or two without being fretted or spoiled.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • People are throwing out spoiled food and lining up for hot meals, according to reports, while searching for laundromats, working Wi-Fi, cleaning wipes and diapers.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of spoiled
Verb
  • Olsen certainly hurt those around him, too, growing up, especially as his addiction spiraled and his platonic, romantic and familial relationships fell apart.
    — David Oliver, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Higher yields and rates, meanwhile, tend to hurt people who are borrowing money.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of hurt
Verb
  • In 2022, officials condemned Iran for a cyberattack that crippled Albania's government services.
    — Ramy Inocencio, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Refineries in Russia, a major exporter of fuel, have been crippled by drone attacks from Ukraine.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of crippled
Adjective
  • For years, software security operated on an imperfect but workable equilibrium.
    — Aaron Mitchell, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • It’s been carried by a wider move toward grunge finishes, natural makeup, deliberately imperfect beauty and makeup for tired eyes that leans in rather than covering up.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of imperfect
Verb
  • Today, the yen has weakened 57% from a low of about 103 in January 2021 to a high of 163 in July, before a rare joint intervention from both Washington and Tokyo strengthened the currency to its current levels of about 160.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Sprout Social's 2026 Influencer Marketing Report found that recommendation feeds have weakened the link between follower count and reach.
    — Zoe Huang, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of weakened

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“Injured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injured. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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