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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
These alpha particles are highly effective in destroying cancer cells because they travel only a short distance before releasing their energy, minimizing damage to healthy tissue.
But there is still no sign of a gas deal – and the extent of the damage to Serbian-Russian relations may be significant.
But thus far, the damage to the Irish economy appears to be limited.
Ms Ward asked Florries Army to arrange the funeral for her baby, Bleu, just shortly after he died of brain damage at three weeks old in 2021.
It's hard to be conclusive from a satellite image taken from above, but these buildings did not have visible damage to their structure or tell tale signs like nearby rubble or changes to their outlines.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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