Synonyms of injured

injured 1 of 2

adjective

as in damaged

Related Words

• damaged
• spoiled
• imperfect
• impaired
• flawed
• broken
• half
• incomplete
• marred
• fragmentary
• partial
• halfway
• deficient
• unfinished
• uncompleted
• sketchy
• fragmental
• unassembled

Dissimilar Words

• entire
• whole
• intact
• perfect
• complete
• full
• integral
• unimpaired
• undamaged
• unbroken
• uninjured
• flawless
• finished
• unmarred
• completed

injured

2 of 2

verb

past tense of injure

1

as in wounded

to cause bodily damage to

injured himself while skiing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damaged
• wounded
• hurt
• bruised
• harmed
• scarred
• tortured
• battered
• lacerated
• maimed
• bloodied
• mutilated
• blew out
• gored
• crippled
• tore
• afflicted
• grazed
• scalded
• contused
• mangled
• tormented
• strained
• nicked
• gashed
• aggrieved
• creased
• impaired
• abused
• hamstrung
• maltreated
• lamed
• scathed
• cut
• marred
• laid up
• scraped
• spoiled
• blemished

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• healed
• cured
• fixed
• remedied
• mended

2

as in marred

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of

the agent's treachery has injured our national security for years to come

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of injured

Adjective

Jaylen Wright, who made his second NFL start as the replacement for injured Pro Bowler De’Von Achane, bobbled the kickoff, forcing the offense to start the critical drive on the 18-yard line. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026

Though Tesla didn’t make a link as part of the announcement, the update comes after a mass shooting which involved a Tesla charging station in Twin Falls, Idaho, on August 1, which left three dead and seven injured. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026

After Brissett replaced an injured Kyler Murray, the Cardinals went 1-11. — Doug Haller, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

While reading Elliott Baker’s 1971 book, Pocock and Pitt, Golod became intrigued by a secondary character named Adderly, an intelligence operative whose injured hand had altered the course of his career. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026

Without injured running back Jamal Rule, quarterback Anthony Colandrea had the first 100-yard rushing game of his career, going for 108 on 10 carries. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Impact players Indiana RB Lee Beebe stepped in for an injured Turbo Richard and rushed for 203 yards against Northwestern. — Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

The Carolina Panthers running back, who has only played in five of a possible 36 NFL games since being drafted in 2024 due to serious and various injuries, is headed back to injured reserve, the team announced Wednesday. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026

In those demos, the Viceroy was used as a part of a beach extraction simulation, removing an injured person from the shore as well as an open water life raft rescue. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 23 Sep. 2026

Verb

Five Palestinians have been killed and more than 100 injured this week in such attacks, according to Palestinian officials. — Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026

The status of starting edge rusher Marquise Lightfoot, who was injured against Clemson, remains up in the air. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

In 2025, another Marine was convicted of drunk driving and leaving the scene of a crash that injured four members of a family, including two children. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

Ramirez's 8-month-old daughter was critically injured in the fall but is now in stable condition. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Police received a call about a person injured by gunfire, local police chief Vasil Kostadinov said. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

He too is injured, lying on his side, his white shirt soaked with blood around his stomach. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

The vibes are less celebratory in Los Angeles, which remains the global epicenter of the entertainment industry but has been severely injured by production flight. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

From his perch in the Coliseum press box, Arbogast is painting the scene of the play when Moore was injured. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026