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Synonyms of injury

6 similar words

Another word for injury is trauma. Other synonyms of injury are wound and lesion.

Synonyms and similar words for injury

nounDamage to the body of a living thing.

  • traumaAny injury to the body of a living thing.

nounMore synonyms

  • woundAn injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
  • scath
  • scatheDamage, harm, hurt, injury.
  • lesionA wound or injury.
  • dereHurt; harm; injury.

Meaning of injury

  1. noun Damage to the body of a living thing.
  2. noun Other forms of damage sustained by a living thing, e.g. psychologically.
  3. noun The violation of a person's reputation, rights, property, or interests.

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Questions about synonyms of injury

What is another word for injury?
Injury has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as trauma, wound and lesion.
What does injury mean?
Injury means damage to the body of a living thing.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: injury (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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