Synonyms and antonyms of Injured, wounded or hurt in British Thesaurus

the injured (adjective)

hurt in an accident or attack

wounded (adjective)

injured, especially with a cut in your flesh

hurt (adjective)

injured, or feeling physical pain

black and blue (adjective)

covered in bruises (=dark marks on your skin where you have been injured but not cut)

cut up (adjective)

informal injured by being cut many times

burnt (adjective)

injured or damaged by burning

critical (adjective)

someone who is critical is very seriously ill or injured and might die

comfortable (adjective)

not suffering much pain despite being ill or injured

out of action ()

if someone is out of action, they are injured or too ill to perform their usual activities

battered (adjective)

old-fashioned used for describing someone who has been treated violently by a member of their family. The usual word is now abused.

battle-scarred (adjective)

a battle-scarred person, object, or place shows clearly that they have been injured or damaged in a war

be in the wars ()

to have injuries from being in an accident or fight

game (adjective)

old-fashioned a game knee or leg sometimes feels stiff or sore, often because of an old injury

gammy (adjective)

Britishold-fashioned a gammy leg or knee is stiff and painful because of an illness or injury

gangrenous (adjective)

decaying because an injury or illness has caused blood to stop flowing

hors de combat (adjective)

formal unable to do something because you have been injured

knackered (adjective)

Britishvery informal hurt, damaged, or destroyed

lame (adjective)

a lame animal cannot walk very well because its leg or foot is damaged

lame (adjective)

used about a foot or leg that is damaged and prevents someone from walking easily

out of commission (informal)

informal not able to do anything because you are ill or injured

poleaxed (adjective)

informal injured, or damaged

punch-drunk (adjective)

a boxer who is punch-drunk has been hit in the head so much that his brain is damaged

shot (adjective)

informal injured, damaged, or destroyed

someone’s blood was shed ()

used for saying that someone was killed or injured

swollen (adjective)

an area of your body that is swollen has increased in size as a result of an injury or an illness