Need another word that means the same as “scar”? Find 25 synonyms and 30 related words for “scar” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Scar” are: mark, scrape, scratch, cicatrice, cicatrix, trauma, damage, shock, injury, suffering, upset, pit, pock, disfigure, blemish, blotch, discolour, spoil, mar, deface, injure, traumatize, wound
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “scar” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| cicatrice | A mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue. |
| cicatrix | The scar of a healed wound. |
| damage | The act of damaging something or someone. How much is the damage. |
| injury | A casualty to military personnel resulting from combat. Compensation for injury to feelings. |
| mark | A marking that consists of lines that cross each other. He was five feet nine with no distinguishing marks. |
| scrape | A place where soil has been scraped away especially a shallow hollow formed in the ground by a bird during a courtship display or for nesting. The scrape of violin bows distracted her. |
| scratch | A depression scratched or carved into a surface. A scratch mix. |
| shock | A sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience. The first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch. |
| suffering | Psychological suffering. His disregard for the sufferings of his fellow countrymen. |
| trauma | Emotional shock following a stressful event or a physical injury, which may lead to long-term neurosis. The event is relived with all the accompanying trauma. |
| upset | The act of upsetting something. A stomach upset. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “scar” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| blemish | Add a flaw or blemish to make imperfect or defective. Thousands of Web pages are blemished with embarrassing typos. |
| blotch | Mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained. Her face was blotched and swollen with crying. |
| damage | Suffer or be susceptible to damage. The car was badly damaged in the accident. |
| deface | Spoil the surface or appearance of (something), for example by drawing or writing on it. Scars defaced her cheeks. |
| discolour | Change or cause to change to a different, less attractive colour. Do not over knead the dough or it will discolour. |
| disfigure | Spoil the appearance of. Litter disfigures the countryside. |
| injure | Do injustice or wrong to (someone). He injured his back helping the girl. |
| mar | Impair the quality or appearance of; spoil. Violence marred a number of New Year celebrations. |
| mark | Mark with a scar. Mark my words. |
| pit | Remove the pits from. There were usually three dogs pitted against one lion. |
| pock | Mark with a scar. |
| spoil | Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of. The enemy entered into Hereford spoiled and fired the city and razed the walls to the ground. |
| traumatize | Cause physical injury to. The children were traumatized by separation from their families. |
| wound | Inflict a wound on. You really wounded his pride when you turned him down. |
| abrade | Scrape or wear away by friction or erosion. It was a landscape slowly abraded by a fine stinging dust. |
| abrasion | The process of scraping or wearing something away. The metal is resistant to abrasion. |
| bleed | An instance of bleeding. The bleeding has stopped now. |
| bruise | Inflict a bruise or bruises on a part of the body. Potatoes bruise easily so treat them with care. |
| chafe | Warm by rubbing, as with the hands. Her arms chafed where the rope bit into them. |
| concussion | Injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness. The ground shuddered with the concussion of the blast. |
| contusion | An injury that doesn’t break the skin but results in some discoloration. The bruise resulted from a contusion. |
| dent | Mark with a dent. He has barely made a dent in the poverty rate. |
| discolor | Cause to lose or change color. The shirts discolored. |
| disinfect | Clean (something), especially with a chemical, in order to destroy bacteria. Chlorine has been used to disinfect water in pools for many years. |
| excoriate | Express strong disapproval of. The discharge is acrid and excoriates the skin of the nose. |
| heal | Heal or recover. Time can heal the pain of grief. |
| healing | The natural process by which the body repairs itself. Her gentle healing hand. |
| hurt | Hurt the feelings of. Our business was hurt by the new competition. |
| injure | Cause damage or affect negatively. The explosion injured several people. |
| injurious | Causing or likely to cause damage or harm. Food which is injurious to health. |
| injury | Any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. Compensation for injury to feelings. |
| lacerate | Deeply hurt the feelings of; distress. Her true venom seems reserved for the media itself as she lacerates our obsession with celebrity. |
| maul | Take part in a maul. The last thing I wanted to do was have a slobbering drunk mauling me. |
| orthopedic | Of or relating to orthopedics. Orthopedic shoes. |
| pain | Cause mental or physical pain to. Her legs had been paining her. |
| scrape | A place where soil has been scraped away especially a shallow hollow formed in the ground by a bird during a courtship display or for nesting. She scraped back her chair and stood up. |
| scratch | An act or spell of scratching oneself to relieve itching. I found two names scratched on one of the windowpanes. |
| scratching | A harsh noise made by scraping. There was near silence but for the scratching of pen on paper. |
| splint | Secure a broken limb with a splint or splints. Splint a broken finger. |
| sterilize | Make (land or water) unable to produce crops or support life. A Scandinavian lake has been sterilized by rain made acid. |
| vestige | A trace or remnant of something that is disappearing or no longer exists. The last vestiges of colonialism. |
| weal | Mark with a weal. His neck was wealed and raw. |
| welt | Put a welt on. His lip was beginning to thicken and welt from the blow. |
| wound | The act of inflicting a wound. He feared that mentioning it might reopen the wound. |
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