WOUNDS Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of wound

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verb

present tense third-person singular of wound

as in damages

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 insults

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

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Recent Examples of wounds

Noun

Police said the 62-year-old man received numerous stab wounds to the head and hands, as well as a stab wound to the lower abdomen. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026

Verb

Chops, gouges, wounds it like the shadow grooves on the sidewalks—the sun is setting earlier. — Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026 Imperfect fleshly reality occupies the stage, the region where bones crack and wounds suppurate, schlumpy humans fall for each other, and jealousy roams murderously free. — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026 What once killed campaigns now barely wounds them. — Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025 Set against Mumbai’s relentless pulse, their delicate connection faces tests as personal histories, desires, and wounds resurface. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025 No policy wounds Tibetan dignity more profoundly than attempts to co-opt its spiritual and institutional heart. — Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025 Wonder is what wounds us, enters us. — Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 6 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wounds

Noun

However, 11Alive stated that two people had suffered serious injuries during the incident.

— Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
No injuries were reported in the Chicago area due to the storm.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of injuries

Verb

The article argues this move severely damages American soccer's integrity and global reputation.

— Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Most notably, those who switched faced a 24% higher risk of developing diabetic retinopathy, a condition that damages the blood vessels in the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of damages

Verb

That's what happens when your star insults moviegoers or goes off on tangents about the characters's sexuality.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Ohm quickly insults nearly every employee at this small hotel within moments of meeting them, except for the young, pretty bartender, Fiona (Florence Ordesh).

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026

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According to the lawsuit, the toddler was taken to the emergency room later that day for evaluation of blunt head trauma and was diagnosed with a concussion, traumatic brain injury and facial abrasions.

— Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 7 July 2026
Crump said the pathologist noted injury patterns on Kohen’s body caused by debris in the bullet’s wake and displayed a picture showing several abrasions on the child’s right torso.

— Bracey Harris, NBC news, 1 July 2026

Definition of abrasions

Verb

Advertisement Losing your leading World Cup goalscorer hurts, especially against a Belgian side that, despite its shaky moments at this tournament, is still stocked with talent.

— Sean Gregory, Time, 2 July 2026
The practice is anti-competitive and hurts consumers, antitrust experts say.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of hurts

Verb

This baffles and outrages Angela, a protective mom who, with other parents, pushes back against Gabor using her math classroom as a forum for introducing the outside world’s worst actions.

— Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
The content outrages some people and delights others; publishing more of it advances the meta discourse that’s been layered on top of the actual news, drawing attention from the unfolding conflict itself.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026

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