SCARRED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

scarred

verb

Definition of scarred

past tense of scar

as in bruised

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And then he’s almost immediately captured by Grant men who return him beaten and bloodied to Arch Bug.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Walsh was discovered upstairs, bloodied after apparently cutting herself with a knife, responding officers reported.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of bloodied

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Three recent storms battered the shoreline, washing away sand, ripping apart sections of the historic boardwalk, and damaging the seawall and homes.

— Luzdelia Caballero, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Russian missile and drone attacks killed five people in Kyiv and left at least 600,000 without power, as strikes battered the capital’s energy infrastructure for a third night.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of battered

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The bottom of the walls was damaged; these surfaces are not smooth and easily cleanable.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
But cars have been burned, trees damaged and people hurt in communities across the Palestinian territory, with some people calling this the most dangerous season yet.

— Reuters, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of damaged

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Three were killed and six were wounded in the Obukhiv district, where warehouses were damaged, police said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
The elder Sebastian Trotter was in the water below him, grabbing a tree trunk, wounded and barely able to speak.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of wounded

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On Tuesday morning, three people were killed and four injured when two vehicles caught fire in a Russian attack on the Kyiv-Odesa highway, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
The pledge follows land mine blasts that injured three South Korean soldiers; Seoul says North Korea planted the mines, while Pyongyang denies responsibility and threatens retaliation.

— Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of injured

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Comans had filed a lawsuit in July 2025 that challenged her removal and argued that DHS and FEMA harmed her reputation by falsely accusing her of funneling millions of dollars to New York City for the hotels.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
The victim said her children were home during the incidents, but were not harmed.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of harmed

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Jackdaw to have limited impact on energy bills The British government has faced criticism from some corners that its climate policies have hurt industry and energy security.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
Among the report’s most concerning findings, enterprises often make software purchases that IT heads believe could hurt the organization.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of hurt

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