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dinged

ADJECTIVE
damaged
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flawed impaired injured run-down
STRONG
bent blemished busted 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
ADJECTIVE
worn
Synonyms
STRONGEST
frayed shabby tattered threadbare timeworn well-worn
STRONG
beat bushed busted consumed depleted destroyed deteriorated drained drawn exhausted fatigued gone jaded overused overworked pinched ragged ruined shot spent stale the worse for wear tired totaled wearied weary
WEAK
burned out clichéd effete hackneyed had it haggard kaput knocked out old pegged out played-out pooped tired out used-up useless wiped-out worn-down worn-out wrung out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fresh new
STRONG
energetic energized intact invigorated lively refreshed rested restored unused

Example Sentences

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I guess AD should stand for Always Dinged.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2022

Dinged by mixed reviews, "Beast" opened to a lackluster $11.5 million from 3,743 North American cinemas.

From Reuters • Aug. 21, 2022

Dinged by comically terrible reviews, "Morbius" sunk its teeth into $39.1 million from 4,268 North American theaters in its first weekend of release.

From Reuters • Apr. 3, 2022

It was the standard setup of any high-traffic big chain airport hotel: Dinged hallway walls and threadbare carpet lead to a two-bed, clean-towel arrangement that once made Conrad Hilton and J. W. Marriott revolutionary.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2014

"Dinged if I wouldn't like ter see him fan me!" he said.

From Rival Pitchers of Oakdale by Scott, Morgan