MAIMED Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

maimed 1 of 2

adjective

as in mutilated

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verb

past tense of maim

as in crippled

to cause severe or permanent injury to on-the-job accidents maim far too many workers every year

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Adjective

Meanwhile, Lord Corlys Velaryon and his fleet have the city blockaded, while Team Black commands from Dragonstone and Daemon battles in the Riverlands and Aemond broods on the throne, which he’s taken from his maimed brother. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 That may sound unfathomable to any non-comic reader who watched Steven Yeun's Mark Grayson get bludgeoned, maimed, and nearly disemboweled (sorry, Atom Eve) in an episode-long, cities-spanning fight with Thragg's berzerker warrior, Conquest (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025

Verb

Those who survived were often maimed for life, in body and in spirit. — Literary Hub, 27 May 2026 These armed hostilities have maimed, mutilated and killed millions of human beings — many of them innocent civilians. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026 They were wounded and maimed by the tens of thousands. — CBS News, 10 May 2026 As a result, more than 1,130 people died and thousands more were maimed or injured. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 1 May 2026 The LaMunyons’ location was maimed in January when a Ford F150 collided into the restaurant. — Jenna Thompson april 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026 About this many children have been killed or maimed in the war, according to UNICEF. — ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026 Miraculously, although some of his passengers may have sustained mild injuries, not a single one was maimed or killed. — Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 Israel is in shambles with probably large casualties, dead and maimed. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for maimed

Adjective

The mutilated body of Mary Ann Nichols was found in London’s East End slums.

— USA Today, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
According to the Times coverage of the incident and subsequent lawsuit, the scenes shown in the classroom included autopsies, decaying cadavers and live animals being butchered, mutilated and tortured.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026

Definition of mutilated

Adjective

Related Stories The film follows Di Marco’s titular character, a disabled young adult who works as a dominant at a fetish house.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
David Lugo earned a modest living as a mechanic throughout his life, supporting his mother and disabled sister, but three years ago, the 60-year-old's kidneys failed.

— Rina Nakano, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of disabled

Verb

This is somewhat reassuring since FEMA now appears to be incapacitated.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
The medical professional also checked the boxes saying Grayson would be incapacitated within six months and his condition was unlikely to improve.

— Jerry Nowicki, CBS News, 31 July 2026

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At a key power plant that was severely damaged by the floods, workers started inspecting the facilities Sunday to survey the destruction.

— Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
The Don Curry Nature Trail — named for the Troop 326 scoutmaster and Fort Worth attorney — replaced an older trail that had been damaged by erosion.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026

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From Minnesota and Indiana to California and Florida, people across the nation who killed others while speeding are now facing charges that carry life sentences.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
Two people were killed, along with the suspect, and five were injured in a Minnesota shooting.

— Josh Feldman, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026

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