INJURED Synonyms: 146 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in damaged

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verb

past tense of injure

as in wounded

to cause bodily damage to injured himself while skiing

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as in marred

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of the agent's treachery has injured our national security for years to come

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Recent Examples of injured

Adjective

Pepi got his start against the Socceroos in place of an injured Christian Pulisic. — Tom Bogert, New York Times, 1 July 2026 Kies was rushed to the hospital and spent 24 hours in the trauma unit until a hand surgeon evaluated her injured hand. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 The elder survived after traveling down 13 flights of stairs with an injured leg, Casanova said. — Melody Xu, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 The practical implications for an injured Fort Worth family can be significant. — Karen Koehler, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026 At least 11 people were killed and hundreds more injured after tornadoes hit a central province in China, state media reported on Tuesday. — ABC News, 7 July 2026 Hospitals are damaged, understaffed, undersupplied, and overwhelmed with injured patients, as survivors continue to be pulled from the rubble and taken in for medical care. — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026 The National Weather Service says about 20 people are killed by lightning in the United States each year, with hundreds more injured. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 4 July 2026 Cloud cover prevented a California Highway Patrol helicopter from reaching the injured climber directly, forcing the rescue to unfold in stages. — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

Verb

The officer returned fire; neither the suspect nor the officer was injured. — Kendrick Calfee june 25, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026 Blyth injured her back in a toboggan accident and spent over a year recovering, limiting her ability to profit off her success in the film. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026 Four people died, including a 12-year-old boy, and several others were injured after at least three tornadoes ripped through that corner of the state. — Christina Zhang, CBS News, 1 July 2026 The Cubs hope Peterson can stabilize their rotation, while the Mets gain a developing, albeit injured, prospect. — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 In a later post on Telegram, Klitschko said Kyiv also came under ballistic missile attack, with five people injured in one of the central districts. — Reuters, NBC news, 2 July 2026 The Tacoma Fire Department (TFD) later said no firefighters or residents were injured. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026 Eight other children were injured and being treated at a hospital, senior police official Faisal Kamran said, adding that the owner of the tutoring center and another person have been arrested. — CNN Money, 1 July 2026 Five people were killed and nearly three dozen others injured after Kyiv came under attack from a barrage of Russian ballistic missiles and drones overnight, the city's mayor said, describing multiple explosions across the capital. — Chris Boccia, ABC News, 1 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for injured

Adjective

The Venezuelan College of Engineers (CIV) has launched emergency training sessions for engineers, architects and technical specialists who will inspect damaged structures and determine whether they can be repaired or must be demolished.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
Many injuries were reported in Wisconsin’s Walworth County after the storm toppled trees, knocked down power lines and damaged buildings, said Tom Hausner, undersheriff for the Walworth County Sheriff’s department.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

Definition of damaged

Verb

Khamenei’s 56-year-old son Mojtaba, who was wounded in the attack that killed his father, was appointed the new supreme leader in March but has not been seen in public or even issued an audio statement since then.

— Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Another 21 were wounded in the explosion at a popular cafe near the capital's main judicial complex, which was often frequented by lawyers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

Definition of wounded

Verb

Already, reports of sparse crowds have marred the Freedom 250’s Great American State Fair on the National Mall, the Daily Beast said.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's trip to the United Kingdom is already marred by drama after reports circulated that the visit was canceled due to security concerns.

— Tracy Wright , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of marred

Verb

But many Catholics, including conservative and traditional ones, are opposed to the consecrations, viewing them as an act of severe disobedience to the pope that hurts the church.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
But many Catholics not in Econe, including conservative and traditional ones, opposed the consecrations as an act of severe disobedience that hurts the church.

— Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of hurt

Verb

In the nation’s gravest hour, the country’s authoritarian regime has crippled an effective response, say survivors, rescue workers and former officials.

— Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
This comes at a dire time for Venezuela, which is still deep in political and financial crisis – being led by an interim government after US forces captured President Nicolás Maduro earlier this year, and facing an economy crippled by years of hyperinflation.

— Taylor Ward, CNN Money, 24 June 2026

Definition of crippled

Adjective

Baby carrots aren't just a marketing gimmick or a way to get kids to eat their vegetables—they were originally developed as a way to make good use of misshapen or imperfect carrots.

— Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 6 July 2026
That enabled Atlas to run through the same actions millions of times in parallel across cloud GPUs, learning to adapt to imperfect conditions until the behavior held up reliably.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 5 July 2026

Definition of imperfect

Verb

All three, the panel noted, have weakened or dropped earlier pledges to halt development on their own if certain red lines came into view, and in recent years softened their resistance to military uses.

— Harry Booth, Time, 7 July 2026
It is weakened by surprises, side channels, performative challenge and unclear authority.

— David Ribott, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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