MANGLED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MANGLED?

Need another word that means the same as “mangled”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “mangled” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Mangled” are: lacerate, lacerated, torn

Mangled as an Adjective

Definitions of "Mangled" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “mangled” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

  • Having edges that are jagged from injury.

Synonyms of "Mangled" as an adjective (3 Words)

lacerateIrregularly slashed and jagged as if torn.
Lacerate leaves.
laceratedHaving edges that are jagged from injury.
He suffered a lacerated hand and arm.
tornHaving edges that are jagged from injury.
Torn between love and hate.

Associations of "Mangled" (30 Words)

blemishAdd a flaw or blemish to make imperfect or defective.
His reign as world champion has been blemished by controversy.
corpseThe dead body of a human being.
He believed that fascism would revive the corpse of Europe.
crumbleA pudding made with crumble and fruit.
The easiest way to crumble blue cheese.
damageInflict damage upon.
She damaged the car when she hit the tree.
defaceMar or spoil the appearance of.
He defaced library books.
deformBecome distorted or misshapen undergo deformation.
He was physically deformed by a rare bone disease.
deformed(of a person or part of the body) not having the normal or natural shape or form; misshapen.
His deformed hands.
disableMake unable to perform a certain action.
Their choice disables them from pursuing certain avenues.
disassembleTranslate (a program) from machine code into a higher-level programming language.
The piston can be disassembled for transport.
disfigureSpoil the appearance of.
Litter disfigures the countryside.
disintegrateLose strength or cohesion and gradually fail.
Our shoes had to last until they disintegrated on our feet.
dismemberCut off the limbs of (a person or animal.
The winning powers of World War I set out to dismember the Ottoman Empire.
dissolveA gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out.
My courage dissolved.
distortAffect as in thought or feeling.
A grimace distorted her mouth.
hamstringCripple a person or animal by cutting their hamstrings.
He pulled a hamstring.
hurtHurt the feelings of.
She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests.
impairMake worse or less effective.
His vision was impaired.
injureHurt the feelings of.
He injured his back helping the girl.
injuryAn instance of being injured.
All escaped without serious injury.
lameMake a person or animal lame.
Anyone who doesn t know that is obviously lame.
maimInjure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation.
People were maimed by the explosion.
marA mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something especially on a person s body.
Nothing marred her beauty.
maulTake part in a maul.
During the trial she was mauled by the media.
mutilateDestroy or injure severely.
Mutilated bodies.
ruinReduce to ruins.
The castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers.
spoilThe act of spoiling something by causing damage to it.
He is spoiling for a fight.
trampleWalk on and flatten.
The fence had been trampled down.
vitiateMake imperfect.
The insurance is vitiated because of foolish acts on the part of the tenant.
woundInflict a wound on.
A wound to the thigh.

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