What are some opposite words for bruise?
Antonyms for bruise
bruzbruise
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term bruise.
Wiktionary
bruisenoun
Synonyms:
ecchymosis, contusion
English Synonyms and Antonyms
bruise
Strike is the word for a single blow; to beat is to strike repeatedly, as a bird beats the air with its wings. Others of the above words describe the manner of beating, as bastinado, to beat on the soles of the feet; belabor, to inflict a comprehensive and exhaustive beating; cudgel, to beat with a stick; thrash, as wheat was beaten out with the old hand-flail; to pound (akin to Latin pondus, a weight) is to beat with a heavy, and pommel with a blunt, instrument. To batter and to bruise refer to the results of beating; that is battered which is broken or defaced by repeated blows on the surface (compare synonyms for SHATTER); that is bruised which has suffered even one severe contusion. The metaphorical sense of beat, however, so far preponderates that one may be very badly bruised and battered, and yet not be said to be beaten, unless he has got the worst of the beating. To beat a combatant is to disable or dishearten him for further fighting. Hence beat becomes the synonym for every word which implies getting the advantage of another. Compare CONQUER.
Almost all antonyms in this class are passive, and can be formed indefinitely from the conquering words by the use of the auxiliary be; as, be beaten, be defeated, be conquered, etc.
Antonyms:
fail, fall, get the worst of, go down, go under, surrenderSynonyms:
bastinado, batter, beat, belabor, castigate, chastise, conquer, cudgel, defeat, flog, overcome, pommel, pound, scourge, smite, spank, strike, surpass, switch, thrash, vanquish, whip, worstPreposition:
Beat with a stick over the head; beat by a trick; out of town; beat to the ground; into submission.
Princeton's WordNet
bruise, contusionverb
an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
Synonyms:
contusionbruise, contuseverb
injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
"I bruised my knee"
hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spiteverb
hurt the feelings of
"She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"
Synonyms:
injure, hurt, suffer, smart, violate, shock, appall, wound, transgress, scandalise, pique, contuse, appal, scandalize, outrage, go against, breach, pain, offend, infract, spite, anguish, ache, breakbruiseverb
break up into small pieces for food preparation
"bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them"
bruiseverb
damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure
"The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
How to use bruise in a sentence?
He did not have a spot on his body that didn’t have a bruise or abrasion… It was the worst thing I’ve ever seen.
If you love me then really love me. Don’t pretend, don’t just say it, and don’t leave like everyone before you. Love me, and love me to the end, stand by my side, and hold me when I cry. Love me like it’s the only chance you’ve got, because even though I’m not the best at saying “no” when someone offers love, I’m one bruise away from being broken. So love me like you mean it
It’s fast and it’s easy, you really don’t bruise from it.
We were absolutely surprised at the video, there were 50 bruise marks all over his body. They beat him.
Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.
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