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adjective

as in damaged

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verb

past tense of scathe
as in attacked
to criticize harshly and usually publicly newspaper cartoonists scathed the lecherous governor with a series of cruel caricatures

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Recent Examples of scathed
Verb
At Fendi’s spring-summer 1993 show, Banks sported a blunt cut blonde wig which scathed her black brows. — Essence, 4 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scathed
  1. damaged
  2. attacked
  3. wounded
  4. slammed
  5. hurt
  6. scolded
  7. injured
Adjective
  • The Russian missiles that hit overnight across the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, damaged homes and commercial properties, triggering new power and water outages, national and city authorities said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Russian attacks target Ukrainian infrastructure The Russian missiles that hit overnight across the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, damaged homes and commercial properties, triggering new power and water outages, national and city authorities said.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of damaged
Verb
  • Once in sight of land at last, the ship is attacked (by the French, as this is during the French and Indian War), with consequences falling hardest on the Clems.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Second, during a July test, OpenAI agents attacked Hugging Face systems in a move unrelated to its task.
    — Stephen Pitt-Walker, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of attacked
Adjective
  • Deputies arrived and found the wounded man, later identified as Atkins.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The trial opened Monday with the chilling radio transmissions of wounded officer Charles Thomas, who moments later would discover that Sluganski, his partner, had also been hit.
    — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of wounded
Verb
  • The deaths come two months after a driver slammed into a Metro bus in Chatworth, killing two people on board.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
  • According to the report, Nzinga Walker and her brother entered the apartment before Everard Walker slammed the door.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of slammed
Adjective
  • The alleged crime has left the neighborhood shocked, hurt and outraged.
    — Christina Fan, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The emotional effects were immediate—hurt, confusion, lowered self-esteem.
    — George Loewenstein, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of hurt
Verb
  • Abe doesn’t like that Erin scolded him at his party about spilling his drink and not helping with the kids, and Erin is frustrated that none of her children will listen to her.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
  • For example, just recently, Musk publicly scolded the CEO of Delta in a scorching post on X when the airline did not partner with Starlink to provide Wi-Fi on Delta flights.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of scolded
Adjective
  • The department is accepting donations to support Graham's family and the families of the three injured agents.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The Dallas Cowboys were already down two starters coming into Sunday, but now the injured inactives have piled up even more ahead of the matchup against the Indianapolis Colts.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of injured

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“Scathed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scathed. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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