banged up

verb

Definition of banged upnext
past tense of bang up
as in hurt

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for banged up
  1. hurt
  2. impaired
  3. harmed
  4. marred
  5. destroyed
  6. ruined
Verb
  • The first-term mayor said $17.8 million in LAFD reductions hasn't hurt efforts to knock down the still out-of-control Palisades Fire.
    Janhvi Bhojwani, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Can Berube afford to have more of those mistakes in his own end hurt a team that’s already short-handed?
    Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of hurt
Verb
  • Expand the definition of rape to include circumstances when the offender knew that the other person's judgment was impaired because of drugs for medical treatment.
    Max Filby, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Kenneth Stewart, 64, was arrested at the scene and charged with driving while ability impaired, Newsday reported.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of impaired
Verb
  • In two different filings in New York and Texas last month, Drake accused UMG – which distributes music for both Drake and Lamar – of scheming to popularize Lamar's diss track, which in turn allegedly harmed Drake and his businesses.
    KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Weeks said part of the problem is that there's a stigma about substance use disorder, and also that there's not enough awareness about the crisis and the personal stories of the people who have been harmed.
    Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of harmed
Verb
  • But others argue these budget controls are ensuring Connecticut won’t return to the 2010s, a decade marred by frequent annual deficits and some of the largest tax hikes in state history.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The couple welcomed two children, True, 6, and Tatum, 2, but their romance was marred by Thompson's multiple cheating scandals.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of marred
Verb
  • Louis Mullan and his younger brother, Theo, were only teenagers when the tsunami destroyed Khao Luk, Thailand, where their family was on vacation, killing their parents.
    Luke Chinman, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
  • They were just destroyed by the critics in the press, for some reason.
    Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of destroyed
Verb
  • And then in Joker 2, some people complained that the movie was ruined by the images on the screen and the sounds that accompanied them.
    Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Believing their beloved team already ruined mock drafting for the next two months, New York Giants fans probably hope for a loss against a Philadelphia Eagles team expected to rest starters Sunday.
    Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of ruined
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Thesaurus Entries Near banged up

banged away (at)

banged up

banger

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