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marred

[mahrd] / mɑrd /
ADJECTIVE
damaged
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flawed impaired injured run-down
STRONG
bent blemished busted dinged down flubbed gone hurt shot snafued spoiled sunk totaled
WEAK
beat-up fouled-up glitched imperfect in need of repair in poor condition in smithereens kaput loused up messed-up mucked up no-go on the blink on the fritz out of action out of kilter out of whack screwed-up unsound
Antonyms
STRONGEST
healthy
WEAK
OK fixed mended perfect repaired unbroken undamaged working
ADJECTIVE
deficient
Synonyms
STRONGEST
defective faulty flawed impaired incomplete inferior insufficient lacking scarce skimpy unsatisfactory weak
WEAK
amiss bad damaged exiguous found wanting infrequent injured meager not cut out for not enough not make it not up to scratch outta gas rare scant scanty second fiddle second string short shy sketchy third-string unassembled unequal unfinished wanting
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abundant adequate enough perfect strong sufficient
WEAK
ample excessive faultless flawless satisfactory superfluous
ADJECTIVE
deformed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
awry bowed contorted damaged disfigured gnarled mangled misshapen scarred twisted warped
STRONG
bent blemished buckled cramped crooked curved disjointed distorted knotted maimed
WEAK
askew grotesque humpbacked hunchbacked ill-made irregular malformed misproportioned out of shape ugly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
straight untwisted
WEAK
beautified graceful improved shapely symmetrical
ADJECTIVE
dilapidated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
battered broken-down crumbling damaged decaying decrepit derelict dingy in ruins neglected ramshackle rickety run down seedy shabby unkempt
STRONG
decayed faded impaired injured
WEAK
beat-up crumbly crummy dog-eared fallen-in in a bad way old ratty raunchy rinky-dink shaky slummy tacky threadbare tumble-down uncared-for unimproved used-up worn-out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
OK good healthy neat nice repaired sound stable
WEAK
in good repair rebuilt
ADJECTIVE
faulty
Synonyms
STRONGEST
broken cracked damaged defective deficient erroneous false flawed imprecise inaccurate inadequate incomplete insufficient invalid leaky malfunctioning unreliable
WEAK
adulterated amiss awry bad below par blamable blemished botched debased distorted fallacious fallible frail impaired imperfect inexact injured lame lemon maimed malformed out of order rank sick tainted unfit unretentive unsound warped weak wrong
Antonyms
STRONGEST
OK accurate adequate ample complete correct enough faultless fixed flawless honest perfect reliable right sufficient true unbroken valid working
WEAK
sound strong
ADJECTIVE
hurt
Synonyms
STRONG
aching aggrieved agonized battered bleeding bruised buffeted burned contused crushed cut damaged disfigured distressed disturbed grazed harmed hit impaired lacerated mauled miffed mutilated nicked offended pained piqued scarred scraped scratched shook shot sore struck suffering tender tortured warped wounded
WEAK
all torn up busted up in pain indignant put away resentful rueful sad stricken umbrageous unhappy
Antonyms
STRONG
OK happy healthy perfect pleased
WEAK
comforted cured healed remedied well
ADJECTIVE
impaired
Synonyms
STRONGEST
damaged defective flawed harmed
STRONG
broken busted debilitated down hurt spoiled
WEAK
bum imperfect kaput on the blink on the fritz unsound
Antonyms
STRONGEST
perfect unbroken
STRONG
OK happy
WEAK
healthy strong
ADJECTIVE
imperfect
Synonyms
STRONGEST
immature incomplete inexact rudimentary sketchy warped
STRONG
dud garbage junk lemon limited low minus partial sick
WEAK
amiss below par bottom-of-the-barrel broken damaged defective deficient disfigured faulty few bugs impaired injured patchy schlocky two-bit undeveloped unfinished unsound vicious
Antonyms
STRONGEST
complete developed finished
STRONG
happy healthy moral well
WEAK
excellent faultless perfect pure unblemished unflawed
ADJECTIVE
misshapen
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contorted twisted
WEAK
askew awry bent blemished bowed buckled crooked curved damaged disfigured disjointed distorted grotesque ill-made irregular malformed mangled out of shape ugly unshapely warped
ADJECTIVE
mutilated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disfigured mangled
STRONG
amputated maimed
ADJECTIVE
ruined
Synonyms
STRONGEST
broken
STRONG
botched defaced harmed harried hurt impaired injured mutilated pillaged plundered robbed
WEAK
done for
Antonyms
STRONG
healthy
WEAK
flourishing intact mended preserved prosperous protected repaired restored rich saved solvent successful wealthy
ADJECTIVE
spoiled
Synonyms
STRONGEST
rotten
STRONG
corrupted harmed injured ruined sour wasted
WEAK
bad
Antonyms
WEAK
unspoiled
ADJECTIVE
wounded
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bruised damaged disabled harmed impaired
STRONG
beaten hurt
Antonyms
STRONGEST
healthy perfect

Example Sentences

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Jefferies Financial Group stock was falling ahead of the open Thursday after bad private credit bets marred its first-quarter earnings.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Ugly scenes marred the aftermath of Celtic's Scottish Cup quarter-final win on penalties at Ibrox, with spectators entering the pitch.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Even copies of years-old news articles are marred with superfluous redactions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The early months of his tour were marred with various obstacles, including health-related cancellations, in addition to the arrest, which he did not directly address in his note to fans.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Will their beauty always be marred by memories of Mobius?

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.