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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Noun

In a provocation to the Forest Service officers monitoring the blockade, the slightest nudging threatened to send the edifice crashing to the ground and Tubbs to his maiming or death. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 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

Even in 2026, the category’s identity is anchored in infamous scenes of maiming, torture, and cathartic bloodshed. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026 All of the 200 children and adolescents initially qualified for the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder; after the group’s fifth session, with war still killing and maiming their friends, only 30% qualified. — James Gordon, Time, 14 July 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for maiming

Noun

Several of the remains were face down with their hands and feet bound, while others discovered there showed signs of mutilation or decapitation.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026
Twenty-one-year-old Burke has been charged with the first-degree murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, as well as lewd and lascivious acts with a 13-year-old, and mutilation of human remains.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 22 July 2026

Definition of mutilation

Verb

Without that kind of money, Proposition 36 backers argue that the governor and the Legislature are unfairly crippling the new laws.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Florida didn’t have the cap space to work out the shorter term deal without crippling its ability to make other moves this offseason to enhance the roster.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026

Definition of crippling

Verb

The driver hits Leatherface in the head with a wrench, incapacitating him long enough for the driver to run away and Sally to jump into the cab of a passing pickup truck.

— Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026
Tabitha grabs one of the weird, spooky totem things and drives it through the chest of the scarecrow monster attacking Donna, killing it – or at least incapacitating it – and the scarecrows retreat.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026

Definition of incapacitating

Noun

Senior leadership from Pakistan and Turkey departed for Saudi Arabia this week, where they are expected to sign a trilateral defense deal as regional violence flares.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Health officials say the mistrust has also made contact tracing and early treatment more difficult, particularly in remote communities affected by rebel violence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of violence

Verb

Peshawar, PakistanAP — A suicide bomber targeted protesters at an antimilitant rally in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least 14 people, mostly civilians and police officers, and wounding more than two dozen others, officials said.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Police are searching for the gunman who opened fire inside a Walmart in Delaware County on Friday night, wounding an employee and sending shoppers scrambling for safety.

— Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of wounding

Verb

Last week, Tehran accused Kyiv of striking an Iranian commercial vessel carrying a cargo of iron, killing a seafarer and injuring three others.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Sami Zayn, who had recently lost the title, was visibly infuriated by Owens' unexpected return and victory, even injuring Owens' neck during the intense bout.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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