DAMAGED Synonyms: 146 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in injured

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verb

past tense of damage

as in marred

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of the explosion in the sewers damaged the entire city's water supply

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as in wounded

to cause bodily damage to his knee was badly damaged in the accident, and he walked with a limp for months

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Recent Examples of damaged

Adjective

Rypkema said the region could look to San Antonio’s Under 1 Roof program, which provides low- to moderate-income homeowners with one-time grants of up to $19,000 to fix worn or damaged roofs. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 There are some health concerns related to PTFE coatings when misused, damaged or excessively heated. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 The true meaning of Haws Cinema becomes clear when the film ends and the children return to their tents, shelters, and damaged homes. — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026 Officials were concerned about old and damaged bridges and culverts on the Rio Ruidoso. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026 During sleep, neurons go quiet, ROS are cleared, and damaged mitochondria are repaired or recycled. — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 Still, research like this hints at where oral health could be headed, moving away from simply protecting or replacing damaged tissue and toward materials designed to help rebuild tooth enamel instead. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026 Terrain may obstruct radio signals, while damaged infrastructure can limit cellular access. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026 No deaths or missing persons had been reported, although authorities warned that the full extent of the destruction remained uncertain, particularly in communities cut off by damaged roads, collapsed bridges and landslides. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

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The attack also damaged a nearby care home, with emergency crews evacuating 15 elderly residents, the service said. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 Research partners recorded the various sounds that drones make when their propellers get chipped or cracked or their motor becomes damaged or begins to fail. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026 Shopkeepers boarded up windows while others opened temporarily and endured a nervous Saturday afternoon, after around 3,000 shops were damaged or looted last weekend. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 But in the end, too many obstacles got in the way, including the government shutdown and the Pineapple Express storm in December 2025 that damaged one of the ski lifts. — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 Some 3,000 shops across France were damaged or looted over the weekend. — Richard Engel, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026 There were no marks or damage on the inner screen’s surface or the external hinge to suggest anything had been caught or damaged. — Jay Peters, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026 One person was killed and five wounded in the attacks, with residential homes damaged as well, according to local authorities. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for damaged

Adjective

That injured student was then transported to the hospital by ambulance.

— Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026
The injured pedestrian was taken to a hospital and was in stable condition, according to law enforcement.

— Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of injured

Verb

While the show is beloved, its legacy has also been marred with a series of tragedies and controversies, both on and off screen.

— Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
Montgomery High School has been marred by previous violence, including a March 2023 stabbing that killed a 16-year-old student.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of marred

Verb

Three were killed and six were wounded in the Obukhiv district, where warehouses were damaged, police said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
The elder Sebastian Trotter was in the water below him, grabbing a tree trunk, wounded and barely able to speak.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of wounded

Adjective

Perhaps less exciting is the fact her failures are more than just the flawed Edison machine.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026
From a charismatic Formula 1 racing legend to a brilliant but flawed soccer god to a troubled, tragic singer, Academy Award-winning docmaker Asif Kapadia has made a career out of telling the stories of larger-than-life figures.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of flawed

Verb

Jackdaw to have limited impact on energy bills The British government has faced criticism from some corners that its climate policies have hurt industry and energy security.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
Among the report’s most concerning findings, enterprises often make software purchases that IT heads believe could hurt the organization.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of hurt

Adjective

This contributes to imperfect fits, product returns, and lower customer satisfaction.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
The Perfect Prescription is Spacemen 3’s masterpiece, an imperfect record made by one of the last holistically perfect groups of the 20th century.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of imperfect

Verb

He is crippled by doubt, convinced that others are gaining on him.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
The long nightmare might be over for South African producers, whose industry has been crippled for more than two years by the paralysis of a rebate program that for all intents and purposes had ceased to function.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

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