as in to damage
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
a thoughtless indiscretion that endamaged a reputation that took a lifetime to build
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Examples Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endamage
Verb
-
When radon gas is inhaled, its radioactive particles can damage lung tissue, which increases the risk of developing lung cancer.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025 -
About 12,000 structures have been damaged of destroyed.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
However, 2017 first-round pick Malik Hooker’s time in Indianapolis was marred by a season-ending knee and Achilles injuries leading the team to decline the safety’s fifth-year option.—
James Boyd,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
-
Employers stuck the landing in 2024, finishing the year with a bounce of hiring after a summer slowdown and an autumn marred by disruption.—
Lydia DePillis,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
Detectives arrested a suspect associated with a stabbing that killed a woman and left a man seriously injured in west Roseville on Saturday, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office.—
Emma Hall,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
-
But the three-peat has proved elusive in professional football for all kinds of reasons: Key players get injured.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
When qualifications become subordinate to political ideology, democratic norms erode and America’s security is compromised.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2025
-
Yet the caution is that strong humanity, not supported by the other character dimensions, will compromise well-being and judgment, as seen in cases of burnout, compassion fatigue, or the inability to hold people accountable because a person doesn’t want to hurt others.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramírez have lagged in voting, hurt by suspensions for performance-enhancing drugs.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
-
Others may become disengaged, hurting productivity, Yost said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Thesaurus Entries Near endamage
Cite this Entry
“Endamage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endamage. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share