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  • nouninjury, loss
  • verbcause injury, loss

synonyms for damage

  • accident
  • blow
  • bruise
  • casualty
  • catastrophe
  • contamination
  • corruption
  • destruction
  • deterioration
  • devastation
  • disturbance
  • hardship
  • harm
  • illness
  • impairment
  • pollution
  • suffering
  • wound
  • 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
See also synonyms for: damaged / damages / damaging / undamaged
On this page you'll find 246 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to damage, such as: accident, blow, bruise, casualty, catastrophe, and contamination.

antonyms for damage

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  • betterment
  • amelioration
  • improvement
  • development
  • purification
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The company says it can scan an entire vehicle for damage using a smartphone camera in around 60 seconds, calculating cost of repair on the fly.
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Violations have prompted other citizen group lawsuits like the one against Bluestone and scientific studies that warned of stream damage from the selenium discharged by mining operations.
THIS BILLIONAIRE GOVERNOR’S COAL COMPANY MIGHT GET A BIG BREAK FROM HIS OWN REGULATORSBY KEN WARD JR.SEPTEMBER 17, 2020PROPUBLICA
Each one did billions of dollars of damage to buildings, roads and other property.
SOGGY COASTAL SOILS? HERE’S WHY ECOLOGISTS LOVE THEMALISON PEARCE STEVENSSEPTEMBER 17, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTS
To take just one example, the devastating Wine Country Fires in October 2017 did more than $9 billion worth of damage in a single month.
SUPPRESSING FIRES HAS FAILED. HERE’S WHAT CALIFORNIA NEEDS TO DO INSTEAD.JAMES TEMPLESEPTEMBER 17, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
WeatherCheck, cofounded by Y Combinator graduates Demetrius Gray and Jermaine Watkins, identifies weather-related property damage so that homeowners can file claims with their insurers.
OPPORTUNITY ZONES HAVEN’T FULLY REACHED THEIR POTENTIAL, BUT DON’T WRITE THEM OFF YETJAKEMETHSEPTEMBER 16, 2020FORTUNE
It’s our first look at where the virus has been doing the most damage and moving.
MORNING REPORT: THE DREADED PURPLE TIERVOICE OF SAN DIEGOSEPTEMBER 16, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
Young suffered brain damage during his heart transplant operation, and the medical team believed he would never wake up again, Chen’s reporting found.
PROPUBLICA INVESTIGATION ON NEWARK HOSPITAL TRANSPLANT TEAM WINS DEADLINE CLUB AWARDBY PROPUBLICASEPTEMBER 15, 2020PROPUBLICA
While the law’s days appear numbered, it’s done plenty of damage in recent history.
THOSE TICKETED FOR SEDITIOUS LANGUAGE SAY THEIR ONLY CRIME WAS TALKING BACKKATE NUCCISEPTEMBER 9, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
The “Compañia General de Tabacos” lost about ₱30,000 in cash in addition to the damage done to their offices and property.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSJOHN FOREMAN
Never grasp a Fern plant from above and try to pull it away, as this will be almost sure to result in damage.
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WORDS RELATED TO DAMAGE

  • crime
  • damage
  • defilement
  • harm
  • hurt
  • impairment
  • injury
  • malevolence
  • maltreatment
  • manhandling
  • misdeed
  • offense
  • pollution
  • violation
  • wrongdoing
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.