contused

verb

Definition of contusednext
past tense of contuse
as in bruised

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contused
  1. injured
  2. battered
  3. bloodied
  4. tore
  5. hurt
Verb
  • Lincoln Hospital was where Shirley Vasquez and all the other parents, like her, took their children when they were injured or ill.
    — Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
  • People who don’t understand, like, people get injured.
    — Law Murray, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of injured
Verb
  • Because even with the defense being battered Monday, Detroit’s forward group is intact.
    — Max Bultman, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And Hezbollah is battered after fighting Israel in Lebanon.
    — Josh Holder, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of battered
Verb
  • Directed by James Gunn, the Man of Steel is shown bloodied by a crash landing at the beginning of the trailer before he’s rescued by his super-cute superpup, Krypto.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The clip opens dramatically with Superman lying battered and bloodied in the middle of a desolate snowy landscape, shifting back-and-forth showing Clark Kent in day-to-day life as a reporter at the newspaper The Daily Planet.
    — Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of bloodied
Verb
  • Or tore out pages and added them to a list as a visual aid for Santa Claus.
    — Dawn Mitchell, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In its first game without Sixth Man of the Year candidate Moe Wagner, who tore the ACL in his left knee on Saturday, Orlando relied on a wide variety of scorers, with five finishing in double figures.
    — Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of tore
Verb
  • Any player can get hurt, but two of the game’s best young players just made costly bets against themselves.
    — Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Trade wars with our partners hurt working people most.
    — Meredith Kile, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of hurt
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“Contused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contused. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.

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