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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Over time, however, the central nervous system largely loses its ability to regrow damaged axons.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Mitigating for her, Bibi Ihuomah said an expert described Dance as "a woman whose life had been profoundly damaged by a terrible event", referring to Archie, who died after a prank went wrong.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

And in Brazil, farmers are still struggling to recover from a severe frost in 2021 that damaged the arabica crop.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Power shortages, damaged roads and persistent security risks are ongoing challenges.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

This particular Kozlov house had stood for fifty years, having replaced the old home when it was damaged in a flood.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

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