bruised

ADJECTIVE

hurt

Synonyms

STRONG

aching aggrieved agonized battered bleeding buffeted burned contused crushed cut damaged disfigured distressed disturbed grazed harmed hit impaired lacerated marred 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

lame

Synonyms

STRONG

disabled game halt hobbling impaired injured limping pained sore stiff

WEAK

gimpy

Antonyms

WEAK

agile mobile

ADJECTIVE

raw

Synonyms

STRONGEST

peeled

STRONG

cut nude open sensitive sore wounded

WEAK

abraded au naturel blistered chafed dressed galled grazed pared scraped scratched skinned

Antonyms

WEAK

healed healthy

ADJECTIVE

rotten

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amiss crummy dirty diseased lousy nasty sour unlucky unpleasant

WEAK

base below par bum contemptible defective deplorable disagreeable disappointing displeasing dissatisfactory filthy impaired inadequate injured low-grade mean poor punk regrettable rough scurrilous shaky sorry substandard unacceptable unfortunate unhappy unsatisfactory unsound vile wasted wicked withering wrong

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agreeable clean friendly good great happy magnificent moral pleasant pleasing wonderful

WEAK

decent fresh honest kind new nice superior trustworthy uncorrupt undecayed

ADJECTIVE

sore

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aching hurting inflamed painful sharp tender uncomfortable

STRONG

acute annoying burning extreme raw sensitive smarting

WEAK

abscessed afflicted burned chafed critical distressing hurtful irritated pained reddened severe ulcerated unpleasant vexatious

Antonyms

STRONGEST

painless

WEAK

well

ADJECTIVE

tender

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aching delicate inflamed raw

STRONG

acute irritated sensitive smarting

WEAK

hypersensitive oversensitive thin-skinned ticklish touchy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

healthy

WEAK

OK rough tough unpained

ADJECTIVE

wounded

Synonyms

STRONGEST

damaged disabled harmed impaired

STRONG

beaten hurt marred

Antonyms

STRONGEST

healthy perfect

Example Sentences

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Bruised and battered, Mendoza played like it was the last game of his college life, which it was, but he always played that way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Bruised and battle-hardened, Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills face Denver on Saturday as their star quarterback seeks to reach his first Super Bowl and add the NFL's biggest prize to his list of accolades.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

"Bruised but motivated," was how one of Volodymyr Zelensky's entourage described how they had been feeling, as a small group of journalists crammed into what felt like an even smaller room at Stansted Airport.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2025

Bruised by dampened demand for riskier assets caused by surging U.S.

From Reuters • Aug. 29, 2023

The Bruised Apple was a small bookshop, with a second-floor loft and wall-to-wall books.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

bruised

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