Antonyms for wounded


Grammar : Adj
Spell : woon-did
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwun dɪd


Definition of wounded

Origin :
  • Old English wund "hurt, injury," from Proto-Germanic *wundaz (cf. Old Saxon wunda, Old Norse und, Old Frisian wunde, Old High German wunta, German wunde "wound"), perhaps from PIE root *wen- "to beat, wound."
  • adj injured
Example sentences :
  • Ash-Can Sam was wounded—not so much in body as in pugilistic pride.
  • Extract from : « A Night Out » by Edward Peple
  • I am haunted by the thought that my car may break down when I have a load of wounded.
  • Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
  • One of our chaps, taking in a load of wounded, was chased and pelted the other day.
  • Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
  • The minute they know you're without your whip they go for you like tigers at a wounded trainer.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • She might be wounded, but she was made of the material of which he had hoped.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • Fretted by the pain, he plunged into the wilderness to hide like a wounded deer.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • If he has been wounded, there's plenty of better men killed to-day.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • If he were wounded here, he would at once try to reach our house.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • We killed of the enemy thirty-seven, and wounded a great number.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boone » by John Filson
  • Chip really felt that way about it, after the first dash of wounded pride.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower

Synonyms for wounded

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