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damage
noun as in injury, loss
Strongest matches
accident, blow, bruise, casualty, catastrophe, contamination, corruption, destruction, deterioration, devastation, disturbance, hardship, harm, illness, impairment, pollution, suffering, wound
Strong matches
adulteration, adversity, affliction, bane, blemish, breakage, cave-in, debasement, depreciation, deprivation, detriment, disservice, evil, hurt, infliction, knockout, marring, mischief, mishap, mutilation, outrage, reverse, ruin, ruining, spoilage, waste, wreckage, wrecking, wrong
verb as in cause injury, loss
Strongest matches
batter, break, burn, contaminate, harm, hurt, impair, infect, injure, maim, mangle, mar, pollute, ravage, ruin, scorch, smash, tarnish, tear, undermine, weaken, wound, wreck
Strong matches
abuse, bleach, blight, corrode, corrupt, crack, deface, defile, dirty, discolor, disfigure, disintegrate, dismantle, fade, gnaw, incapacitate, lacerate, maltreat, mutilate, rot, rust, scathe, scratch, split, spoil, stab, stain, vitiate, wrong
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Instead, he was joining other teachers sweeping up material from an early morning fire underneath the stadium bleachers that severely damaged the press box.
Mr Devenport added that he was “occasionally a rival who did me professional damage, but on a personal level we were always very good friends”.
If successful, the research undertaken by the team at UL also has the potential to remove environmentally damaging materials such as lead from consumer electronics.
Chronic stress can inflict more serious damage to the immune system and make people more vulnerable to heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, infertility, clinical anxiety, depression and other ailments.
Department of Agriculture operates natural disaster relief programs for eligible farmers that aim to help repair damage to farmlands, provide financial assistance or offer emergency loans, depending on their situation.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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