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Synonyms & Antonyms of wounding
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in threatening, fatal
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for wounding
- damaging,
- deleterious,
- destructive,
- detrimental,
- fatal,
- harmful,
- hurtful,
- ill,
- injurious,
- lethal,
- malignant,
- murderous,
- noxious,
- pernicious,
- poisonous,
- ruinous,
- threatening,
- troublesome,
- unhealthy
- dangerous,
- hazardous,
- imperiling
- (or imperilling),
- jeopardizing,
- parlous,
- perilous,
- risky,
- unsafe
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for wounding
wounding
verbpresent participle of wound
Synonyms & Antonyms of wounding (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to cause bodily damage to
- an arrow had wounded the animal, but the vet was able to save it
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2
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
- that callous comment really wounded me
Synonyms for wounding
- affronting,
- disrespecting,
- dissing
- [slang],
- insulting,
- offending,
- outraging,
- slapping,
- slighting
Words Related to wounding
- defaming,
- disparaging,
- libeling
- (or libelling),
- maligning,
- reviling,
- slandering,
- slurring,
- smearing
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