Thesaurus / wounding
FEEDBACK- acerbic
- barbed
- biting
- caustic
- piercing
- pointed
- sarcastic
- sardonic
- scathing
- stinging
- trenchant
- acid
- bitter
- incisive
- penetrating
- raw
- sharp
- acrimonious
- hurtful
- malicious
- probing
- severe
- appalling
- atrocious
- calamitous
- damaging
- deplorable
- dire
- dreadful
- egregious
- flagrant
- glaring
- heinous
- intolerable
- lamentable
- monstrous
- outrageous
- shameful
- shocking
- tragic
- unbearable
- afflicting
- agonizing
- dismal
- disquieting
- distressing
- disturbing
- grave
- harmful
- heart-rending
- heavy
- hurtful
- injurious
- mournful
- offensive
- onerous
- oppressive
- pathetic
- pitiful
- sad
- sharp
- sorrowful
- taxing
- tough
- troublesome
- upsetting
- villainous
- weighty
- damaging
- dangerous
- destructive
- detrimental
- distressing
- harmful
- malicious
- nasty
- pernicious
- prejudicial
- unkind
- upsetting
- aching
- afflictive
- bad
- cutting
- deadly
- deleterious
- disadvantageous
- evil
- hurting
- mean
- mischievous
- nocuous
- noxious
- ominous
- poisonous
- spiteful
- acid
- astringent
- caustic
- cutting
- dry
- sharp
- short
- acerb
- acerbic
- acetose
- acidulous
- acrimonious
- barbed
- biting
- harsh
- nasty
- piquant
- pungent
- scathing
- snappish
- snappy
- snippy
- tangy
- testy
- trenchant
- vinegary
antonyms for wounding
MOST RELEVANT
- acceptable
- bearable
- blessed
- comforting
- concealed
- delightful
- favorable
- fortunate
- good
- happy
- hidden
- little
- lucky
- magnificent
- mild
- pleasing
- tolerable
- wonderful
- harmless
- pleasant
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
How to use wounding in a sentence
He went careering forward to his point, overturning and wounding; but as he speeded on, he left a train of enemies behind.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTERAt last some ingenious Tory thought of a device by which it might be possible to strike the enemy without wounding friends.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF JAMES II.THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAYAnd at the memory of his voice she felt a little pricking, wounding pain under her eyelids, the birth-pang of unwilling tears.
THE CREATORSMAY SINCLAIRNow, in point of fact, it is certain that on no part of his person was there the least mark of this beating and wounding.
SELECT SPEECHES OF DANIEL WEBSTERDANIEL WEBSTERSometimes, without intending to hurt Napoleon's feelings, heedless Betsy must often have come near wounding him.
NAPOLEON'S YOUNG NEIGHBORHELEN LEAH REEDThe afternoon before a shell had dropped there, killing one American and wounding four others.
THE GLORY OF THE COMINGIRVIN S. COBBMany of our shot tore along her decks, killing and wounding a considerable number of her crew.
HURRICANE HURRYW.H.G. KINGSTONRushing to the breach, she fought with the desperate bravery of a lioness deprived of her cubs, slaying and wounding on all sides.
FEMALE WARRIORS, VOL. I (OF 2)ELLEN C. CLAYTONThat word ought to be kept for manly games and exercises, and not used for the wounding and killing of animals.
EDUCATION AS SERVICEJ. KRISHNAMURTIDavila places the wounding of Guise on the 24th of February, his death three days later, etc.
HISTORY OF THE RISE OF THE HUGUENOTSHENRY BAIRDWORDS RELATED TO WOUNDING
- afflicting
- agonizing
- appalling
- atrocious
- calamitous
- damaging
- deplorable
- dire
- dismal
- disquieting
- distressing
- disturbing
- dreadful
- egregious
- flagrant
- glaring
- grave
- harmful
- heart-rending
- heavy
- heinous
- hurtful
- injurious
- intolerable
- lamentable
- monstrous
- mournful
- offensive
- onerous
- oppressive
- outrageous
- pathetic
- pitiful
- sad
- shameful
- sharp
- shocking
- sorrowful
- taxing
- tough
- tragic
- troublesome
- unbearable
- upsetting
- villainous
- weighty
- wounding
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.