WOUNDING Synonyms: 187 Similar and Opposite Words

wounding 1 of 2

adjective

as in damaging

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wounding

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verb

present participle of wound

as in injuring

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 insulting

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

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Russian drones struck six areas in the Dnipropetrovsk region, wounding three people in the city of Dnipro, regional administrator Oleksandr Hanzha said. — Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026 In the northeast city of Kharkiv, the regional administration said a Russian strike hit a medical facility, wounding 25 people and forcing the evacuation of around 200 patients. — CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026 The violence came one week after a mass shooting near Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, when shots were fired during a fight, wounding 11 people, including six juveniles. — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026 Officials said that apartment buildings and industrial infrastructure in three regions were targeted, wounding eight people. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026 Russia's aerial attacks hit 12 regions of Ukraine overnight, killing at least four people and wounding scores of others, including five children, Zelenskyy said on social media Thursday. — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026 In 2016, gunmen ambushed police in a series of attacks in Karak, including at a Crusader castle popular with tourists, killing 10 people, including seven officers, and wounding dozens. — Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wounding

Adjective

As storms move east and merge into a line, damaging winds may become a greater concern.

— Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 2 Nov. 2026
Large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes possible Storms are already developing across central Oklahoma, and additional activity could extend south toward our northwestern counties.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of damaging

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In Paris, rioters targeted police with Molotov cocktails at the end of Saturday’s march on the city’s eastern edge, injuring three officers and setting a car ablaze, police said.

— Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Several days later, a commuter train near Barcelona derailed, killing the driver and injuring dozens of other people.

— Hernan Muñoz, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of injuring

Adjective

Rabies is a viral disease that affects the nervous system and can be fatal in humans if treatment is not received before symptoms develop.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
The driver of the pickup truck was found unresponsive with fatal injuries and pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical personnel, police said.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026

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Narratively, the momentum crests at the protest, abetted by Maksimović’s most dynamic cinematic trickery — which extends to a shot from the perspective of the errant, offending stone.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
Interestingly, there is no statistically detectable difference in offending rates before college, suggesting the future fraternity members weren’t always fundamentally different in their behavior.

— Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of offending

Adjective

Oliva was being held on an additional bond of $3,650 on charges of possession of a firearm while having a domestic violence injunction, willful disregard of environmental regulations and nuisances injurious to health.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
White House advisers have argued that his vision would be politically injurious ahead of the midterms.

— Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of injurious

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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
The Hitlerite hordes are murdering and outraging the peaceful inhabitants of our country, having no mercy on women, children or old people.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of outraging

Adjective

Pastor Mo warned against destructive behavior at the holiday celebration.

— Gino Vicci, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
According to the Army, its integration process is non-destructive, meaning attaching the kit does not permanently alter the underlying munition.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of destructive

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