Synonyms of injures

injures

verb

present tense third-person singular of injure

1

as in damages

to cause bodily damage to

injured himself while skiing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damages
• wounds
• hurts
• bruises
• harms
• scars
• tortures
• maims
• lacerates
• mutilates
• grazes
• tears
• afflicts
• cripples
• blows out
• impairs
• scalds
• torments
• gores
• batters
• bloodies
• mangles
• abuses
• hamstrings
• nicks
• gashes
• strains
• creases
• maltreats
• lames
• cuts
• contuses
• scrapes
• scathes
• mars
• spoils
• lays up
• aggrieves
• blemishes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heals
• fixes
• cures
• remedies
• mends

2

as in mars

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damages
• mars
• hurts
• cripples
• weakens
• impairs
• erodes
• harms
• compromises
• disfigures
• breaks
• destroys
• spoils
• defaces
• undermines
• bloodies
• flaws
• vitiates
• crosses (up)
• wounds
• ruins
• shatters
• blemishes
• crabs
• deteriorates
• demolishes
• enervates
• batters
• enfeebles
• blights
• maims
• endamages
• tarnishes
• devastates
• scours
• wrecks
• tortures
• mutilates
• smashes
• wears (away)
• disables
• dents
• lacerates
• botches
• crushes
• washes out
• annihilates
• decimates
• torments
• dings
• mangles
• razes
• pulverizes
• clobbers
• wastes
• hamstrings
• bashes
• desolates
• gums (up)
• lames
• totals
• dints
• wipes out
• queers
• tears down
• scourges
• dashes
• does in
• bangs up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repairs
• reconstructs
• doctors
• rebuilds
• renovates
• mends
• heals
• fixes
• reconditions
• helps
• rehabilitates
• revamps
• patches
• cures
• rectifies
• remedies
• improves
• revises
• enhances
• enriches
• refines
• edits
• remodels
• perfects
• ameliorates
• betters
• meliorates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of injures

This pest injures the host plant by using its piercing-sucking mouthparts to feed on plant sap. — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

Travel could require boarding or pet-sitting expenses, while a dog that damages property or injures someone could create potential liability issues. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

What does Wisconsin law say about who's responsible if a dog injures someone? — Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 24 Aug. 2026

The heist goes wrong when one sister injures her back and ends up trapped on the second floor, setting off an increasingly frantic bid to get out before the homeowner comes home. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

Early on in the clip, Jake Johnson’s former tennis star Dusty Boyd trips over the net and injures his wrist in a bad way. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 June 2026

Who is responsible when a robot breaks something or injures someone? — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026

This storyline later appeared in the second season of Girls, as Dunham’s character Hannah is overwhelmed with the anxiety of writing a novel and similarly injures herself. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026

In her desperation to ask Val for a job on the new sitcom, Sharon falls and injures herself. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026