Synonyms of bruises

bruises 1 of 2

noun

plural of bruise

1

as in scratches

a bodily injury in which small blood vessels are broken but the overlying skin is not

she got quite a big bruise from walking into the corner of the table

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scratches
• contusions
• bumps
• abrasions
• scrapes
• lumps
• boo-boos
• discolorations
• black eyes
• hickeys

2

as in scrapes

an area of skin roughened or worn away by harsh rubbing against another surface

bruises caused by ill-fitting hiking boots

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scrapes
• abrasions
• galls
• grazes
• bedsores

bruises

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bruise

as in wounds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wounds
• gashes
• lacerates
• slits
• slashes
• haggles
• hacks
• slices
• tears
• mangles
• saws
• shears
• splits
• butchers
• gores
• scissors
• incises
• crosscuts
• rips
• stabs
• cleaves
• chips
• rives
• rends
• notches
• hacksaws
• sections
• carves
• chisels
• pierces
• dissects
• anatomizes