damaged

ADJECTIVE

broken, not working

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flawed impaired injured run-down

STRONG

bent blemished busted dinged down flubbed gone hurt marred shot snafued spoiled sunk totaled

WEAK

beat-up fouled-up glitched imperfect in need of repair in poor condition in smithereens kaput loused up messed-up mucked up no-go on the blink on the fritz out of action out of kilter out of whack screwed-up unsound

Antonyms

STRONGEST

healthy

WEAK

OK fixed mended perfect repaired unbroken undamaged working

Example Sentences

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Damaged Middle Eastern refineries and a potentially controlled Strait of Hormuz opening could delay full oil flow restoration for months.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Damaged facilities may require even longer for repairs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

This facilitates a process called autophagy, which occurs routinely in our cells: Damaged or unnecessary proteins are wrapped up in small membrane vesicles and safely degraded with enzymes - a natural recycling process, in effect.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2025

Damaged buildings include some schools, he said, and debris on the roads remained a problem in many areas.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2024

I glance at the sections marked Victim Statement and Estimated Value of Damaged Property.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

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