Synonyms of wounded

wounded 1 of 2

adjective

as in injured

Related Words

• injured
• hurt
• damaged
• harmed
• scathed
• vulnerable
• liable
• subject (to)
• threatened
• endangered
• susceptible
• exposed
• insecure
• unsafe
• imperiled
• open
• violable

Dissimilar Words

• all right
• safe
• secure
• well
• whole
• intact
• healthy
• sound
• hale
• uninjured
• alright
• unharmed
• unscathed
• unhurt
• scatheless

wounded

2 of 2

verb

past tense of wound

1

as in damaged

to cause bodily damage to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• injured
• damaged
• bruised
• hurt
• harmed
• scarred
• tortured
• bloodied
• battered
• lacerated
• maimed
• mutilated
• afflicted
• blew out
• crippled
• gored
• grazed
• scalded
• tormented
• contused
• mangled
• tore
• creased
• gashed
• aggrieved
• strained
• nicked
• hamstrung
• impaired
• abused
• maltreated
• scathed
• lamed
• laid up
• cut
• marred
• scraped
• spoiled
• blemished

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• healed
• cured
• fixed
• remedied
• mended

2

as in insulted

to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in

that callous comment really wounded me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insulted
• offended
• outraged
• hurt
• taunted
• affronted
• disturbed
• upset
• troubled
• slapped
• slighted
• displeased
• disrespected
• pained
• mocked
• distressed
• tortured
• dissed
• tormented
• oppressed
• ridiculed
• snubbed
• jeered
• miffed
• slandered
• maligned
• persecuted
• smeared
• defamed
• sneered (at)
• reviled
• disparaged
• libeled
• cut
• slurred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approved
• applauded
• hailed
• acclaimed
• eulogized
• praised
• commended
• complimented
• flattered
• honored
• exalted
• satisfied
• gratified
• pleased
• glorified
• delighted
• adulated
• sweet-talked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wounded

Adjective

Security forces killed three attackers and arrested another assailant, whom the military identified as an Afghan national in wounded condition. — CBS News, 28 June 2026

In May, a man pushed a wounded and visibly bleeding woman in a wheelchair out of the entrance of a building. — Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Verb

The Platner campaign, mortally wounded but still breathing, is fighting with the state party over a successor. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 July 2026

Khamenei’s 56-year-old son Mojtaba, who was wounded in the attack that killed his father, was appointed the new supreme leader in March but has not been seen in public or even issued an audio statement since then. — Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 3 July 2026