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mangled

ADJECTIVE

mutilated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disfigured

STRONG

amputated maimed marred

ADJECTIVE

deformed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

awry bowed contorted damaged disfigured gnarled misshapen scarred twisted warped

STRONG

bent blemished buckled cramped crooked curved disjointed distorted knotted maimed marred

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

bitten

Synonyms

STRONG

eaten gnawed masticated mouthed nibbled tasted

ADJECTIVE

broken

Synonyms

STRONGEST

busted collapsed cracked crumbled crushed damaged defective demolished destroyed fractured fragmented injured mutilated ruptured severed shattered smashed splintered

STRONG

burst disintegrated dismembered pulverized rent riven separated shivered shredded slivered split

WEAK

fragmentary in pieces

Antonyms

STRONGEST

repaired unbroken

STRONG

mended patched up restored

WEAK

complete fixed perfect whole

ADJECTIVE

maimed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mutilated

STRONG

damaged disabled game halt harmed hobbled hurt incapacitated injured lame mutilated wounded

WEAK

crippled paralytic paralyzed paraplegic quadriplegic

Antonyms

WEAK

whole

ADJECTIVE

misshapen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contorted twisted

WEAK

askew awry bent blemished bowed buckled crooked curved damaged disfigured disjointed distorted grotesque ill-made irregular malformed marred out of shape ugly unshapely warped

ADJECTIVE

torn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broken cracked damaged divided ripped ruptured severed

STRONG

burst cleaved fractured gashed impaired lacerated ragged rent slashed sliced slit snapped split wrenched

WEAK

shabby

Antonyms

STRONGEST

OK fixed unbroken working

WEAK

certain decided healed mended perfect resolute sure

Example Sentences

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Pacific island Nauru said it will hold a referendum to change its official name, described as a colonial relic from a time when "foreign tongues" mangled the native language.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Such gaps are not abstract — they represent real human lives that are lost or mangled.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

On Thursday, mangled metal screeched as an excavator compacted the skeletons of former homes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

"Sitting in a shelter for 16 hours is simply unrealistic," Averina says, as gym staff emerge from the destroyed building with whatever objects they have managed to salvage from the rubble and mangled metal inside.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

I’m so busy staring at the mangled box that I don’t realize Ma is watching me.

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott

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