INJURING Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

injuring

verb

present participle of injure

as in damaging

to cause bodily damage to injured himself while skiing

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as in marring

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 injuring During a livestreamed service at a Raytown church Sunday, a truck rammed through the front doors, seriously injuring a member of the congregation. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026 At 12,600 feet elevation, the climber fell through a snow bridge, severely injuring his leg. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 The move came after a fireball erupted at this past New Year’s event, shattering windows and injuring a child in downtown Boise. — Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026 Ohio State coach Ryan Day said Tuesday night that quarterback Julian Sayin will be out indefinitely after injuring his throwing arm in the fourth quarter Saturday against Indiana. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 Strus also will be out for a while after injuring his right foot during training camp. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 This is where Krasner and Pollock lived for nearly 11 years, until Pollock killed himself and one of his passengers, Edith Metzger, while driving drunk, injuring his girlfriend, Ruth Kligman, too. — John Yau, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 Saudi Arabia stepped up strikes on Yemen’s Houthis after the group hit Riyadh’s airport 20 times this month, killing 17 people and injuring 333. — semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Suspects in a gray Cadillac and a red Toyota Corolla fired at partygoers walking to their cars, injuring two people, Austin police detectives told San Antonio police. — Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026

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It’s also sparked criticism, with some worried that strangers are capitalizing on gravesites without notifying descendants and risking damaging the sites.

— Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
In Hollywood, city officials may open beach parking garages so residents can relocate their vehicles away from damaging saltwater flooding.

— Ted Scouten, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

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The Trib is withholding Nick’s full name to avoid marring his reputation in the eyes of future employers or others who might run a search on him.

— Kate Payne, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
The latter track takes overt inspiration from Sofia Coppola’s 2006 film Marie Antoinette, as Jepsen beckons her love to engage in life’s vices with her, like marring bedsheets with fruit stains and dashing nude through the garden.

— Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026

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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, 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

Definition of wounding

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The flip side is that the state suffers crippling deficits when the market tanks, as during the Global Financial Crisis.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
In the days after the ceasefire broke down, the Houthis announced a blockade on Saudi shipping, and launched attacks crippling Saudi Arabia’s oil export infrastructure.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of crippling

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What stood out to me this season was the confidence of designers expressing their own creative vision without compromising their cultural roots.

— Denni Hu, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
Let them — especially the new governor, presumably Xavier Becerra — consider enacting new CEQA reforms, holding months of public hearings and ultimately compromising on a deal.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

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