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kneecap

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Synonyms & Antonyms of kneecap

as in bruise, injure

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for kneecap

bang,
box,
hit,
punch,
slap,
smack,
smash,
sock,
spank,
swat,
swipe,
thrash,
thwack,
whack

bash,
beat,
belt,
bludgeon,
buffet,
drub,
hammer,
lace,
lambaste
(or lambast),
lick,
paste,
pelt,
pommel,
pound,
pummel,
thump

break,
damage,
harm,
hurt,
impair,
injure

cripple,
disable,
incapacitate,
lame,
maim,
mutilate

batter,
bruise,
bung up,
mangle,
maul,
rough (up)

dismember,
hamstring,
hobble,
paralyze

gore,
lacerate,
wing,
wound

flog,
lash,
wallop,
whip

disfigure,
scar

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for kneecap

cure,
heal,
rehabilitate,
remedy

doctor,
fix,
mend,
patch

rejuvenate,
renew,
repair,
restore

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“Kneecap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kneecap. Accessed 12 Apr. 2021.

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