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100 Best Synonyms for “Damage”

July 28, 2026

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. abrade wear away by rubbing
2. abrasion a scrape or wearing away
3. attrition gradual reduction by wearing down
4. bash hit and damage forcefully
5. batter damage by repeated blows
6. blemish a mark that spoils appearance
7. break a crack or fracture
8. breakage damage from being broken
9. bruise a mark from blunt injury
10. burst break open from pressure
11. chafe make sore by rubbing
12. chip break a small piece from
13. contaminate make impure or unsafe
14. contuse bruise without breaking skin
15. contusion a medical term for bruise
16. corrosion destruction by chemical action
17. crack a narrow split or break
18. cripple severely impair or disable
19. crush deform or break by pressure
20. cut an opening made by slicing
21. decay gradual rotting or decline
22. defacement spoiling a surface or appearance
23. defect a fault or imperfection
24. degradation lowering of quality or condition
25. dent a hollow mark from impact
26. destruction complete ruining or wrecking
27. deterioration decline in condition or quality
28. detriment harm or disadvantage
29. dilapidation state of serious disrepair
30. ding a small dent or nick
31. disfigurement spoiling of appearance
32. disrepair poor condition from neglect
33. erode wear away gradually
34. erosion gradual wearing away
35. fault a defect or weakness
36. flatten make flat or destroy level
37. flaw a defect or imperfection
38. fracture a break in hard material
39. fray unravel or wear at edges
40. fraying damage shown by unraveling edges
41. gash a long deep cut
42. graze scrape the skin lightly
43. harm injury or hurt caused
44. havoc widespread destruction or disorder
45. hurt pain, injury, or harm
46. impair weaken or reduce effectiveness
47. impairment reduction in quality or function
48. injure cause physical or other harm
49. injury physical or other harm
50. lacerate tear or cut flesh deeply
51. lesion an area of injured tissue
52. loss something lost or reduced
53. maim seriously injure permanently
54. mangle damage severely by crushing
55. mar spoil the appearance or quality
56. marring spoiling the surface or appearance
57. maul injure roughly and severely
58. mutilate damage severely by cutting
59. nick a small cut or chip
60. perforate pierce with holes
61. pierce make a hole through
62. poison harm by toxic contamination
63. pollute contaminate and harm
64. pound strike repeatedly and damage
65. puncture make a small hole in
66. ravage severe destructive damage
67. raze destroy completely to the ground
68. rend tear apart violently
69. rip a tear in material
70. rot decay from decomposition
71. ruin serious destruction or spoilage
72. ruination the act or state of ruin
73. rupture burst or break open
74. rust corrosion of iron or steel
75. scar a lasting mark after injury
76. scrape a rough surface injury
77. scratch a shallow surface mark
78. scuff a surface mark from rubbing
79. slash cut with a sweeping stroke
80. slice cut into or through
81. sore a painful injured place
82. split a crack or division
83. spoilage damage causing waste or decay
84. spoiling making something worse or unusable
85. taint contaminate or spoil
86. tarnish spoil reputation or shine
87. tear a rip in material
88. total damage beyond repair
89. trash damage or destroy carelessly
90. trauma serious physical or emotional injury
91. traumatize cause severe emotional injury
92. undermine weaken gradually or secretly
93. vandalize deliberately damage property
94. weaken make less strong or effective
95. weakening making less strong or effective
96. wear gradual loss from use
97. welt a raised mark from injury
98. wound injury to living tissue
99. wreck damage or ruin badly
100. wrecking the act of ruining completely
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