wounds

NOUN

injury

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bruise cut damage grief laceration lesion pain shock trauma

STRONG

anguish distress gash harm heartbreak hurt insult pang slash torment torture

Antonyms

STRONGEST

happiness

STRONG

advantage benefit comfort contentment joy pleasure

VERB

cause bodily damage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

damage harm hit hurt injure

STRONG

bruise carve clip contuse cut ding gash irritate lacerate nick pierce scrape scratch slash slice stick total

WEAK

open up ouch rough up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist benefit cure fix heal help improve mend

WEAK

appease

VERB

cause mental hurt

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hurt traumatize

STRONG

bother distress disturb get grieve mortify offend outrage pain sting trouble upset

WEAK

cut to the quick do in dump on hurt one's feelings put down shake up

Antonyms

STRONG

aid assist be happy calm comfort compliment delight fail help lose make happy order please satisfy soothe

WEAK

appease cure heal

Example Sentences

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Conventional patch type hemostatic products are widely used in medicine, but their flat design makes them difficult to apply to deep, irregular, or complex wounds.

From Science Daily • Jul. 2, 2026

President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosures, released Tuesday by the U.S. government, are rubbing salt in their wounds.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026

While his son Mojtaba Khamenei, a key figure for years in his father's office, lost his wife Zahra Haddad-Adel, he survived albeit with wounds according to Iranian officials.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Stokes and McCullum had previously been at pains to insist they had not fallen out during the Ashes, but it is not hard to imagine a scenario where this latest controversy has re-opened old wounds.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

Secretary of State William H. Seward and his sons survived their wounds.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson