MAIMING Synonyms: 131 Similar and Opposite Words

maiming 1 of 2

noun

as in mutilation

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maiming

2 of 2

verb

present participle of maim

as in crippling

to cause severe or permanent injury to on-the-job accidents maim far too many workers every year

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Recent Examples of maiming

Noun

Iran has been focused and committed to the destruction of the United States, and has spent years fueling and funding murder, kidnappings and the maiming of Americans and our allies. —

Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2026 Guerrero Flores is accused of directing and supporting acts of violence and terrorism across borders, including murders, kidnappings, extortion and maiming, against victims inside and outside the United States. —

Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025 The Irish Parliament, elected on an extremely limited franchise (Irish Catholics couldn’t vote for most of the eighteenth century), responded with a bill to prevent the maiming of cattle in 1711. —

Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 30 Sep. 2025 While non-State armed groups are said to be responsible for almost 50% of grave violations, government forces were the main perpetrators of the killing and maiming of children, attacks on schools and hospitals, and the denial of humanitarian access. —

Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025

Verb

She was later transported to the Clark County Juvenile Hall and charged with 12 counts of willful or malicious killing, maiming or torturing an animal and three counts of felony malicious destruction of private property valued at more than $5,000, police said. —

Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026 She was booked on 12 counts of willful or malicious killing, maiming or torturing of an animal, and three counts of felony malicious destruction of private property over $5,000. —

Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026 Then, she was transported to Clark County Juvenile Hall and booked for 12 counts of willful or malicious killing, maiming or torturing an animal and three counts of felony malicious destruction of private property valued at more than $5,000. —

Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026 Old men send young boys to fight and risk maiming or death for the rest of us. —

Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026 From his off-the-grid location, Kaczynski waged a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, permanently maiming several of his victims. —

ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026 The fanatic Islamist theocrats in Iran, with their proxies, are responsible for killing and maiming many Americans since 1979. —

Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026 For nearly half a century, Iran has been a thorn in the side of the United States, killing and maiming American soldiers, butchering Israeli citizens, threatening its neighbors and fostering terror around the globe. —

Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026 If fentanyl production or the existence of a Jefferson Davis statue can be legally deemed public nuisances, why can’t a deluge of violent, masked, and armed people flooding the streets of a city, maiming, brutalizing, and even killing along the way? —

Aziz Huq, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for maiming

Noun

The killings were engineered to terrify the remaining Poles into fleeing westward, so extensive documentation was spread of the accompanying torture and mutilation.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2026
Idaho law enforcement agencies are investigating the killing and mutilation of livestock across Southern Idaho in recent weeks, according to a news release that Idaho State Police shared Friday.

— Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2026