ENDAMAGE Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

endamage

verb

in-ˈda-mij

Definition of endamage

as in to damage

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of a thoughtless indiscretion that endamaged a reputation that took a lifetime to build

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Refineries in Russia have been destroyed or damaged by drone attacks.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Workers included street signs and sidewalks, curbs and stretches of road damaged from the storm, from the heavy equipment that was brought in or trees falling, Kern said.

— Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of damage

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The designer had felt the atmosphere shift after her disastrous outdoor cruise collection in Marseille in May 2024, which was marred by a mini-storm.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2026
International observers have described previous elections in Serbia as marred by multiple irregularities and violence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

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Not only does Jeong-yo have an emotional connection to his music performance that Pi-o struggles to find himself, but Pi-o has injured his pinky in the leadup to the final performance, thanks to his obsessive practicing.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
Someone else got stabbed, and two other people were allegedly injured.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of injure

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That persistence is why deleting a suspicious app may not be enough once RatHat fully compromises a phone.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
The international community’s ability to manage safe travel and secure banking, communications and quality standards for food, water, and medicine could all be compromised, too.

— Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of compromise

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One woman writing for Hers described spending about an hour working up the courage for her first weight-loss shot, only to find the thin needle barely hurt.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
Higher interest rates definitely hurt the commercial real estate sector from 2022 through 2024, as higher costs for borrowing lowered the value of assets.

— Diana Olick, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

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