MANGLED Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

mangled 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of mangled

as in mutilated

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verb

past tense of mangle

as in fumbled

to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way you've mangled this so badly that we'll have to do it over

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Recent Examples of mangled

Adjective

The nose of the aircraft appeared torn off, leaving mangled parts of the front of the plane dangling toward the ground. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026 After midnight, one evening in late January, a doctor ushered a young man with a mangled hand into her car and sped to a private clinic on the outskirts of Tehran. — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2026

Verb

The 49ers Hall of Fame safety had his pinkie mangled on a tackle during a game in 1985, and played with a splint before having the digit amputated after the season. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026 After the game, his face was mangled, with a cut across the bridge of his nose and what looked like a rug burn on his chin. — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mangled

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mangled

Adjective

The mutilated body of Mary Ann Nichols was found in London’s East End slums.

— USA Today, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
According to the Times coverage of the incident and subsequent lawsuit, the scenes shown in the classroom included autopsies, decaying cadavers and live animals being butchered, mutilated and tortured.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026

Definition of mutilated

Verb

On the fifth, Malik Washington fumbled after a 30-yard catch and run.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
For all of the anticipation of an explosive new offensive attack sparked by the arrival of new coordinator Mike McDaniel, the Chargers stumbled and fumbled their way through their season debut.

— Doug Haller, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of fumbled

Adjective

Analysts said the move was aimed at forcing companies to pay for their own security and bring damaged assets back into service, despite the cost.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Clean water is hard to come by, as the floods contaminated water systems and damaged infrastructure.

— Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of damaged

Verb

From our first conversations, Jon blew us away with his intelligence and deep creative insights about how to craft great stories.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
The new Manchester City manager had already danced down the touchline to celebrate in front of the joyous away fans as soon as referee Michael Oliver blew the final whistle on a game that City had no right to win.

— Sam Lee, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of blew

Adjective

Police and firefighters responding to the area discovered the wrecked vehicle along the hillside.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Hundreds of clay jars known as amphorae were discovered inside the wrecked ship, alongside lead anchor stocks and other artifacts, police said.

— Isabella Colletta, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of wrecked

Verb

Cut marks and scrapes made by flint knives at consistent locations on the bones indicate local humans butchered many of them for meals.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026
At the site, excavators found stone tools alongside bones of ancient elephants — and the recent paper, written by archaeologists and paleoanthropologists, suggests the remains were likely deliberately butchered by early human ancestors.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of butchered

Verb

Tesla also runs a chartered car service in the San Francisco area dubbed the FSD (Supervised) Rideshare service.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
In addition to modular dorms, there are many large glass buildings in the Dysonplex (as Allure’s former senior writer Brennan Kilbane dubbed it after his own visit six years ago).

— Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026

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