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wound

[woond, wound] / wund, waʊnd /
NOUN
injury
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bruise cut damage grief laceration lesion pain shock trauma
STRONG
anguish distress gash harm heartbreak hurt insult pang slash torment torture
Antonyms
STRONGEST
happiness
STRONG
advantage benefit comfort contentment joy pleasure
VERB
cause bodily damage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
damage harm hit hurt injure
STRONG
bruise carve clip contuse cut ding gash irritate lacerate nick pierce scrape scratch slash slice stick total
WEAK
open up ouch rough up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist benefit cure fix heal help improve mend
WEAK
appease
VERB
cause mental hurt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hurt traumatize
STRONG
bother distress disturb get grieve mortify offend outrage pain sting trouble upset
WEAK
cut to the quick do in dump on hurt one's feelings put down shake up
Antonyms
STRONG
aid assist be happy calm comfort compliment delight fail help lose make happy order please satisfy soothe
WEAK
appease cure heal

Example Sentences

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This finding changes how scientists understand cell movement, cancer spread and wound healing.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

"I lost all my family because of that. And as years went on I buried it deep inside, but the wound never heals."

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

If I hadn’t wound up in Houston when I did, I wouldn’t have met Reagan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

So Idle workshopped it — did the algebra, as he described it — and wound up with a new, zingier joke he preferred.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Thin and tightly wound, he spoke too quickly for anyone to follow exactly what he was saying.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.