Synonyms of disfigured

disfigured 1 of 2

adjective

as in deformed

Related Words

• deformed
• distorted
• misshapen
• malformed
• abnormal
• mutant
• defaced
• freakish
• shapeless
• monstrous
• aberrant
• unequal
• disproportionate
• asymmetrical
• lopsided
• unbalanced
• horrific
• ugly
• crooked
• unattractive
• horrible
• nonsymmetrical
• terrible
• irregular
• overbalanced

Dissimilar Words

• undeformed
• perfect
• shapely
• flawless

disfigured

2 of 2

verb

past tense of disfigure

as in damaged

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of

the statue was seriously disfigured by falling rubble during the earthquake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damaged
• injured
• marred
• crippled
• hurt
• weakened
• compromised
• impaired
• eroded
• spoiled
• harmed
• bloodied
• destroyed
• defaced
• flawed
• broke
• blemished
• ruined
• crossed (up)
• vitiated
• wounded
• undermined
• crabbed
• shattered
• deteriorated
• battered
• enfeebled
• endamaged
• wrecked
• mutilated
• tarnished
• blighted
• tortured
• enervated
• wore (away)
• demolished
• dented
• disabled
• maimed
• washed out
• devastated
• mangled
• tormented
• lacerated
• smashed
• scoured
• crushed
• botched
• pulverized
• lamed
• decimated
• annihilated
• wasted
• desolated
• hamstrung
• wiped out
• razed
• scourged
• gummed (up)
• bashed
• dinted
• totaled
• clobbered
• dinged
• dashed
• tore down
• queered
• did in
• banged up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reconstructed
• repaired
• rebuilt
• fixed
• renovated
• patched
• healed
• cured
• reconditioned
• revamped
• mended
• doctored
• rehabilitated
• helped
• remedied
• revised
• rectified
• improved
• edited
• remodeled
• enhanced
• refined
• enriched
• perfected
• ameliorated
• bettered
• meliorated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disfigured

Adjective

Those who survived the disease were often left disfigured and scarred. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026

In a particularly gnarly flashback, one sibling voluntarily — and crudely — amputates his fingers to match his brother's disfigured hand, which lost two digits when Angier shot him. — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026

The bodies had signs of binding the hands and feet, contortion of limbs, cut off fingertips and disfigured heads, according to Kaki. — ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025

He’s inspired by the antics of Angus Oblong, the mastermind of The Oblongs, an Adult Swim show that centered around a disfigured family living in an area plagued by radiation. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025

Verb

In July, the Wall Street Journal published an interview with Eui Seok Kang, who was severely disfigured when the airbag of his Chevrolet Malibu detonated after a crash. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 24 Sep. 2026

No evidence could prove that Mulderrig, who was 60 at the time of the crash, felt pain or lived long enough to deal with being disfigured, Hogan said. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Helen’s famous face has been disfigured, presumably by her angry husband, Menelaus; the sorceress Circe uses her witchcraft in self-defense, seemingly as a result of traumatic encounters with men. — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Helen’s face is shown to be disfigured as well, due to supposedly an attack in the Trojan War. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026

Chris Brown was found liable by a Los Angeles jury on Tuesday for $13 million in the gruesome case of a dog that mauled and disfigured his housekeeper at his home in 2020. — Chris Willman, Variety, 1 July 2026

The Yellow Death has disfigured the population, and soldiers in white-and-red tunics serve the savage Duke of Tviot. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

That surgery, which left the boy disfigured, should never have been performed on a patient of that age because the condition naturally resolves in 80% of patients, the medical board said. — Phoebe Quinton, AJC.com, 15 June 2026

The attack permanently disfigured Ruby and left both her daughters, who tried their hardest to save their mother as just two teeny-tiny girls, with scars of their own. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 May 2026