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scarred

[skahrd] / skɑrd /
ADJECTIVE
deformed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
awry bowed contorted damaged disfigured gnarled mangled misshapen twisted warped
STRONG
bent blemished buckled cramped crooked curved disjointed distorted knotted maimed marred
WEAK
askew grotesque humpbacked hunchbacked ill-made irregular malformed misproportioned out of shape ugly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
straight untwisted
WEAK
beautified graceful improved shapely symmetrical
ADJECTIVE
hurt
Synonyms
STRONG
aching aggrieved agonized battered bleeding bruised buffeted burned contused crushed cut damaged disfigured distressed disturbed grazed harmed hit impaired lacerated marred mauled miffed mutilated nicked offended pained piqued scraped scratched shook shot sore struck suffering tender tortured warped wounded
WEAK
all torn up busted up in pain indignant put away resentful rueful sad stricken umbrageous unhappy
Antonyms
STRONG
OK happy healthy perfect pleased
WEAK
comforted cured healed remedied well
ADJECTIVE
irregular
Synonyms
STRONGEST
asymmetrical craggy elliptical jagged lumpy unbalanced
STRONG
aberrant bent eccentric rough variable wobbly
WEAK
amorphous broken cockeyed crooked devious disproportionate elliptic hilly lopsided meandering not uniform notched off-balance off-center out of proportion pitted protuberant serrate serrated unaligned unequal unsymmetrical zigzagged
Antonyms
STRONGEST
even smooth
STRONG
normal regular
WEAK
common conventional flat level methodical standard systematic usual

Example Sentences

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Scarred: Given the long-term symptoms you say you experience, I’d offer a gentle correction to your statement that your childhood was “not horrible.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2023

Scarred by disaster, Montecito residents remain on edge as evacuation orders are lifted a day after a massive storm.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2023

Scarred by the death, Sudagar Singh’s younger brother fell into depression, the family said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2022

Scarred by the experience of exiting his dream deal, in the end he became something of a recluse, concentrating on the other passion of his life - art.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2021

Scarred, as mine were before the Capitol erased all marks from my skin, but strong and deft.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

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