wounds

Part of Speech:

All (3) Noun (1) Verb (2)

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injury n.
cause bodily damage v.
cause mental hurt v.

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

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wounds

During the drill, he heard through his headset that two soldiers had taken simulated gunshot wounds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Other self-inflicted wounds he suggests include spending research and development cash on digital operations rather than new products.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

For Maharjan, the country's long road to recovery mirrors his own -- he is still recovering from wounds on his hand and leg.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

In the post, Wouter was pictured wearing a dog cone, which is used to prevent pets from licking, chewing or scratching surgical sites or wounds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

She rushes to injured soldiers and binds their wounds.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly