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damaged

/ˈdæmɪd͡ʒd/adjective2 syllables

Damaged means: harmed or injured or spoiled.

Synonyms for damaged30

adjective, as in harmed or injured or spoiled

battered, beat-up, beaten-up, bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down, bent, crumpled, dented, broken
and 10 more, busted, broken-backed, hurt, weakened, knocked-out, riddled, storm-beaten, blemished, destroyed, impaired

adjective, as in being unjustly brought into disrepute

discredited, disreputable

also used for damaged

defective, faulty, injured, wounded

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Opposites of damaged

undamaged

What does damaged mean?2

adjective

1

harmed or injured or spoiled“I won't buy damaged goods”

2

being unjustly brought into disrepute“a discredited politician”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Damaged in a sentence

  • We don't want this to get damaged, do we?CK
  • The box had been damaged, but its contents were intact.AlanF_US
  • Even though the car accident damaged his body, his optimism was intact.sans
  • Luckily, my guitar wasn't damaged in the flood.CK
  • Recently, my hair has been damaged, and the split ends are terrible.metcaslix
  • If the machine is damaged, you are responsible.Dejo
  • Also, a lot of houses were damaged; windows were often broken throughout the town.Anyone
  • Luckily, our piano wasn't damaged in the flood.CK

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