scarred

verb

Definition of scarrednext
past tense of scar
as in bruised

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarred
  1. bloodied
  2. battered
  3. damaged
  4. lacerated
  5. wounded
  6. injured
  7. harmed
  8. hurt
Verb
  • Walsh was discovered upstairs, bloodied after apparently cutting herself with a knife, responding officers reported.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Figuratively speaking, by this point, this class has been bloodied in battle and have gotten to know each other.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of bloodied
Verb
  • Kevin Fujii / Honolulu Civil Beat via AP Other islands were also battered, including Oahu, where maximum wind gusts topped 50 mph.
    — Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The wealthy city’s economy was also battered by a financial crisis that swept across Asia.
    — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of battered
Verb
  • After greeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the US envoy was taken on a tour of a cathedral in central Kyiv damaged in Russian attacks.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The second one came out of the printer damaged, with a big scratch on it.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of damaged
Verb
  • The man’s muscles and skin were lacerated by the bear’s claws and teeth.
    — Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Corbin fractured his jaw in two places, busted his upper arm, and lacerated his lip.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of lacerated
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  • In Dnipro, a city in central Ukraine, a Russian daylight attack Friday wounded 12 people, according to local officials.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Biggart was born in Berlin in 1947, where his father served in the military police, two years after being wounded at the Battle of the Bulge.
    — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of wounded
Verb
  • Darnold injured his right hip, and there is no timetable for his return, the team announced.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Among the seven injured was a woman who was visiting her husband, said Anees al-Asbahi, a spokesman for the Houthi-run health ministry.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of injured
Verb
  • While many credit Giuliani with bringing down crime in the city during his first term, critics said his hardline tactics went too far and disproportionately harmed New Yorkers of color.
    — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Just last month, Meta agreed to pay $17 billion to settle claims by 29 states that Facebook and Instagram harmed young users while also agreeing to new child-safety measures on the platforms.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of harmed
Verb
  • Brown hurt his right ankle on the Pats’ opening drive of the third quarter.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Walker is the piece that could liven up a Chiefs offense that felt anemic at times in 2025, even before Mahomes got hurt.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of hurt
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“Scarred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarred. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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