damages

The word “damages” has 2 syllables: dam-ages

It's pronounced as /ˈdæmɪdʒɪz/


What is synonym and antonym for damages?

In the thesaurus, “damages” has 55 synonyms and 36 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for damages along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for damages

  • accident
  • batter
  • blow
  • break
  • bruise
  • bruises
  • burn
  • casualty
  • catastrophe
  • compensation
  • compromises
  • contaminate
  • contamination
  • corruption
  • cripples
  • destruction
  • deterioration
  • devastation
  • disturbance
  • fine
  • forfeiture
  • hardship
  • harm
  • harms
  • hurt
  • hurts
  • illness
  • impair
  • impairment
  • impairs
  • infect
  • injure
  • injures
  • maim
  • mangle
  • mar
  • mars
  • penalty
  • pollute
  • pollution
  • ravage
  • reparation
  • ruin
  • scorch
  • smash
  • spoils
  • suffering
  • tarnish
  • tear
  • undermine
  • weaken
  • weakens
  • wound
  • wounds
  • wreck

Antonyms for damages

  • advantage
  • aid
  • allow
  • assist
  • benefit
  • blessing
  • build
  • building
  • clean
  • cleanliness
  • construction
  • create
  • creation
  • cure
  • cures
  • doctors
  • favor
  • fix
  • fixes
  • good
  • good fortune
  • happiness
  • heal
  • heals
  • health
  • help
  • improvement
  • mend
  • purification
  • purify
  • rebuilds
  • remedies
  • repair
  • repairs
  • strengthen
  • wait

Meanings of damages

  • verb
    1. To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.
    2. To undergo damage.
  • noun
    1. The money paid or awarded to a claimant (in England), a pursuer (in Scotland) or a plaintiff (in the US) in a civil action as compensation for a loss suffered by the same.

Example Sentences

  • The court awarded significant financial damages to the plaintiff in the lawsuit.
  • Assessors estimated the total damages caused by the natural disaster.
  • The insurance claim covered the repair damages to the homeowner's property.
  • The contract outlined the consequences for any damages to the rented equipment.
  • The storm's aftermath revealed extensive infrastructure damages throughout the city.

On this page you'll find 91 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to damages, such as: accident, advantage, aid, allow, assist, batter, benefit.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

bangs up

  • bang up
  • batter
  • beat up
  • blacken
  • break
  • burn
  • contaminate
  • corrupt
  • crush
  • damages
  • destroys
  • harm
  • harms
  • hurt
  • hurts
  • impair
  • impairs
  • infect
  • injure
  • maim
  • maltreat
  • mangle
  • mar
  • mars
  • mistreat
  • misuse
  • molest
  • persecute
  • pollute
  • ravage
  • ravages
  • ruin
  • scorch
  • shatters
  • smash
  • spoils
  • tags
  • tarnish
  • tear
  • tears down
  • undermine
  • victimize
  • violate
  • weaken
  • wipes out
  • wound
  • wreck

debauches

  • corrupts
  • damages
  • debases
  • degrades
  • depraves
  • destroys
  • deteriorates
  • dilutes
  • disgraces
  • humiliates
  • perverts
  • poisons
  • prostitutes
  • subverts
  • vitiates
  • weakens

fair market values

lames

  • amputate
  • bash
  • beat
  • bruise
  • bruises
  • buffet
  • butcher
  • clobber
  • cripple
  • cripples
  • crush
  • damage
  • damages
  • debilitate
  • deface
  • demolish
  • destroy
  • disable
  • disfigure
  • dismember
  • distort
  • freeze
  • hack
  • halt
  • harm
  • hinder
  • hobble
  • hurt
  • immobilize
  • impair
  • incapacitate
  • incapacitates
  • injure
  • injures
  • knock out
  • lash
  • maim
  • maims
  • mangle
  • mar
  • maul
  • mutilate
  • paralyze
  • pelt
  • pummel
  • punish
  • ravage
  • ruin
  • scars
  • shatter
  • smash
  • stun
  • wallop
  • weaken
  • wound
  • wounds
  • wreck

quittance

  • compensation
  • damages
  • delivery
  • discharge
  • exemption
  • indemnity
  • release
  • reparation

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