WOUND Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

wound 1 of 2

noun

Definition of wound

as in injury

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wound

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verb

ˈwünd

as in to damage

to cause bodily damage to an arrow had wounded the animal, but the vet was able to save it

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as in to insult

to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in that callous comment really wounded me

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Recent Examples of wound

Noun

Deputies arrived to find a girl with a gunshot wound, according to a statement Thursday afternoon from Arcadia police. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 The woman was found by medical staff in a reclining chair in the hospital room with a gunshot wound to her chest, according to court records. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

Verb

The gunfire killed 31-year-old Constance Hages, who was pregnant, and wounded six other people. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026 Four people in their 20s were killed and 15 others were wounded in three separate shootings early Sunday in Dallas’ Deep Ellum entertainment district. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wound

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wound

Noun

Despite injuries, roster changes and the league’s second-worst power play, the Sens have won games and have shown playoff mettle.

— Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Four people sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the incident, Losat said.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of injury

Verb

Rodents are also more likely to damage trees that are heavily mulched right up to their trunks.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 6 Nov. 2026
If El Niño brings storms that damage the road again, history suggests Caltrans will fix it, seemingly stuck in an endless loop of patchwork repairs for one of California’s most challenging mountain highways to maintain.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of damage

Verb

Under Milei and Lula, Argentina and Brazil have had a rocky relationship, which took a decisive turn for the worse in July when Brazil recalled its ambassador to Argentina after Milei insulted Brazilian officials while in the country.

— Eléonore Hughes, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
Calling this all-wheel-drive EX-L a dog would insult geriatric, three-legged canines everywhere.

— Byron Hurd, The Drive, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of insult

Noun

Also avoid digging or raking over the root zone, which Abdi says can sever sensitive roots or cause abrasions, encouraging pests and diseases to enter the tree.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 1 Nov. 2026
Left alone, dry eye can create tiny abrasions on the cornea, raise infection risk and in rare cases cause scarring that permanently affects vision.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of abrasion

Verb

Selena is offended, and splashes him with the liquid, which burns and kills him.

— William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
Tebas had to dive into his autocrat encyclopedia again this week, when Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé said the kind of thing that should offend no one, but instead launched a minor international incident.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of offend

Verb

Amar Shergill, a frequent Newsom critic and former progressive caucus chair within the state Democratic Party, said Newsom’s associations with those high rollers would hurt him in a presidential campaign.

— Liam Russell, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
That in turn hurt stocks of big oil companies, which had been rallying for much of the year.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of hurt

Verb

Its construction required detonating explosives in the national monument, blasting apart an area called Monument Hill and outraging tribal leaders.

— Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026
Any possible coalition would require candidates to make tough compromises that could outrage their own voters.

— Tia Goldenberg, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

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