HARMED Synonyms: 142 Similar and Opposite Words

harmed 1 of 2

adjective

as in hurt

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harmed

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verb

past tense of harm

as in damaged

to cause bodily damage to though she wasn't harmed by the flying glass, she slipped and fell on a piece and cut her hand

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as in injured

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of the company's reputation has been harmed by allegations of crooked accounting

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The announcement has shaken trust in polling infrastructure ahead of the midterms, especially as some candidates say their campaigns were directly harmed by the fake numbers. — Connor Greene, Time, 23 Oct. 2026 The 1997 abduction and killing of Levi Frady inspired Georgia law enforcement officials to create Levi's Call, the state's version of the Amber Alert, in the hopes that no other child will be harmed. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Per official intel from McCartney’s fashion house, American Humane Society was on set to monitor all the animal action, and no horses were harmed in the process. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 The documentarian discovers a support group, somewhat like an Alcoholics Anonymous but for people who have harmed the environment. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026 The company said a donation will be made to support equine welfare charities globally, adding the American Humane Society monitored the animals during the project, and that none were harmed. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 In its ruling, the court said the parent group had failed to show Asian American students were harmed, because they were still being admitted at higher rates than the applicant pool. — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026 Meta argued the state failed to prove misleading statements about privacy and that content moderation actually harmed New Mexicans. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 Facebook’s lawyers argued that the state failed to prove whether people were actually harmed by these deceiving statements. — Mikella Schuettler, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for harmed

Adjective

The alleged crime has left the neighborhood shocked, hurt and outraged.

— Christina Fan, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
The emotional effects were immediate—hurt, confusion, lowered self-esteem.

— George Loewenstein, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of hurt

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The attack also damaged a nearby care home, with emergency crews evacuating 15 elderly residents, the service said.

— Arkansas Online, 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

Definition of damaged

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On Tuesday morning, three people were killed and four injured when two vehicles caught fire in a Russian attack on the Kyiv-Odesa highway, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
The pledge follows land mine blasts that injured three South Korean soldiers; Seoul says North Korea planted the mines, while Pyongyang denies responsibility and threatens retaliation.

— Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of injured

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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

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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

Adjective

Reagan was forgetful but not necessarily cognitively impaired, Darman said.

— Bob Woodward, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Officers arrested Mia Dawson, 20, in relation to the incident on charges of operating while impaired, reckless operation of a vehicle, hit-and-run driving, vehicular homicide and vehicular negligent injuring.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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