WOUND Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

wound 1 of 2

noun

Definition of wound

as in injury

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wound

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verb

ˈwünd

as in to damage

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 to insult

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

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Recent Examples of wound

Noun

Mark Middleton, 59, (May 2022) — died of a shotgun wound and hanging at the Heifer ranch in Perryville, Arkansas. — Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 And blaming the medication alone is a Band-Aid on a gushing wound. — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026

Verb

Two Israeli soldiers and two Palestinian gunmen were killed in a 20-minute exchange near Hebron; three other soldiers were lightly wounded, the Israeli military said. — Shlomo Mor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 In July, a parking garage shooting left a 43-year-old man wounded. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wound

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Noun

Not only were LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges absent after high-profile summertime trades, but returnees Kon Knueppel and Coby White were also missing because of injury.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026
In addition to a person in his car dying from injuries sustained in the crash, another passenger was severely hurt, the release said.

— Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of injury

Verb

Rioters burned close to 6,000 vehicles and damaged over 1,000 buildings.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
What that young girl saw damaged and scarred her heart; one wonders why the happy adults around her could not see the ugliness inherent in killing a fellow human being.

— Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of damage

Verb

Letter writer regrets hanging up on a telemarketer without insulting her first.

— Judith Martin, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
In this storybook little village she is ostracized, acknowledged negatively by the town’s men for her fishy smell, insulted regularly when not being totally ignored.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

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Left alone, dry eye can create tiny abrasions on the cornea, raise infection risk and in rare cases cause scarring that permanently affects vision.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Johns Hopkins warns that untreated dry eye can cause corneal abrasions, infection or scarring that permanently affects vision.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Also according to the emergency service, consecutive Russian strikes on a shopping center in Kharkiv injured four people late on Saturday, including three rescue workers.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Patrick, who was injured when his cleats became tangled in TV cords, had to first seek redress through a grievance procedure before being able to pursue a lawsuit.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of injure

Verb

David Spade thinks people have gotten a little too comfortable being offended.

— Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Interestingly, there is no statistically detectable difference in offending rates before college, suggesting the future fraternity members weren’t always fundamentally different in their behavior.

— Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of offend

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

Verb

Viral videos have led to outrage online, with many commenters arguing that visitors were more interested in taking photos than enjoying the mountains, Fox News Digital previously reported.

— Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said he was outraged by the recordings and had spoken to the injured man, Ricardo Gonzalez, who is a former longtime city employee.

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

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