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Synonyms for damages
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : dam-ij |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdæm ɪdʒ |
Top 10 synonyms for damages Other synonyms for the word damages
- abuse
- adulteration
- adversity
- affliction
- amends
- bane
- bang up
- bill
- bleach
- blemish
- blight
- breakage
- cave-in
- charge
- compensation
- corrode
- corrupt
- corruption
- crack
- cripple
- debasement
- deface
- defile
- depreciation
- deprivation
- destruction
- deterioration
- detriment
- devastation
- dirty
- discolor
- disfigure
- disintegrate
- dismantle
- disservice
- disturbance
- evil
- expense
- fade
- fine
- forfeit
- gnaw
- hardship
- harm
- hurt
- illness
- impair
- impairment
- incapacitate
- indemnity
- infect
- infliction
- injure
- knockout
- lacerate
- maim
- maltreat
- mangle
- mar
- marring
- mischief
- mishap
- mutilate
- mutilation
- outrage
- pollute
- pollution
- ravage
- reimbursement
- reparation
- reverse
- rot
- ruin
- ruining
- rust
- satisfaction
- scathe
- scorch
- scratch
- smash
- split
- spoil
- spoilage
- stab
- stain
- stroke
- suffering
- tamper with
- tarnish
- tear
- total
- undermine
- vitiate
- waste
- weaken
- wear away
- wound
- wreak havoc on
- wreck
- wreckage
- wrecking
- wrong
Définition of damages
Origin :- early 14c., from Old French damagier, from damage (see damage (n.)). Related: Damaged; damaging.
- noun cost for problem
- noun injury, loss
- verb cause injury, loss
- And let some everlastin' lawyer sue me out of my last cent for damages.
- Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- The mother is not "next of kin" and can not sue for damages to a minor child.
- Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
- If he wanted to be that he'd never have claimed these damages.
- Extract from : « The Fugitive (Third Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
- This fact is, of course, important in an action for damages.
- Extract from : « The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men » by Francis William Rolt-Wheeler
- No, it is slavery which made this war, and slavery which must pay the damages.
- Extract from : « The Writings of James Russell Lowell in Prose and Poetry, Volume V » by James Russell Lowell
- He restored the cathedral after the damages inflicted by the invaders.
- Extract from : « The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.]. » by Hartley Withers
- The result was that The Telegraph obtained a verdict for £100 damages.
- Extract from : « Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 » by Various
- They brought in a verdict for Browzer, damages £500, and costs.
- Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 31, 1892 » by Various
- It's worth—it's worth more than all the damages your sister will get from Mr. Murray.
- Extract from : « The Drone » by Rutherford Mayne
- But it now remained to settle before a jury the amount of the damages.
- Extract from : « The War of Independence » by John Fiske
Antonyms for damages
- adorn
- advantage
- aid
- allow
- assist
- award
- beautify
- benefit
- bless
- blessing
- boon
- brighten
- build
- building
- clean
- cleanliness
- cleanse
- color
- combine
- construction
- create
- creation
- cure
- decorate
- development
- enhance
- favor
- fix
- fortune
- giving
- good
- good fortune
- good luck
- goodness
- grow
- happiness
- heal
- health
- help
- honor
- improve
- improvement
- kindness
- mend
- ornament
- perfect
- profit
- protect
- purification
- purify
- recompense
- repair
- reward
- schedule
- set up
- strengthen
- virtue
- wait
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