INVALIDS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

invalids

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present tense third-person singular of invalid

as in damages

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The study also found that 28% of all meetings have long-lasting negative effects, and nearly half of the workforce (47%) actively damages coworker relationships by venting about their frustration after the fact.

— Janine Schindler, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
So gadusol is this natural compound that some fish make, especially in their eggs, to protect themselves from that same ultraviolet light that damages our skin.

— Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of damages

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Those nitrogen oxides combine with volatile organic compounds on hot summer days, and the pollution contributes to climate change and harms human health.

— Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2026
The independent authors concluded that the state should funnel more money toward voluntary services, especially after hearing about the coercion and harms that people experienced under AOT orders.

— O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 4 Aug. 2026

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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

Definition of injures

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The delay, the filing notes, impairs Pewitt’s defense because the memories of witnesses fade and their availability is unknown, and the ability to find and re-examine physical evidence after 31 years is compromised.

— Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Hwang suffered a traumatic brain injury from the attack, leading to ataxia, a neurological disorder that impairs movement and muscle control, and occasional seizures.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

Definition of impairs

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That’s because even ordinary winds – and far worse, storms and earthquakes – cause tall buildings to sway, which ruins people’s concentration, wrecks their mood, and even exhausts them.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 July 2026
Watching this scene, and much of the film, exhausts me.

— Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026

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