Battered [verb]
Definition of Battered:
strike and damage
Synonyms of Battered:
● Clobber
● Mar
● Demolish
● Pummel
● Wreck
● Beat
● Shatter
● Ruin
● Injure
● Bruise
● Cripple
● Hurt
● Crush
● Wallop
● Buffet
● Smash
● Pelt
● Lash
● Destroy
● Punish
● Bash
● Deface
● Dash
● Pound
● Disfigure
● Lame
● Mangle
● Drub
● Break
● Assault
● Disable
● Lambaste
● Thrash
● Lacerate
● Mutilate
● Pommel
● Maul
● Contuse
Opposite/Antonyms of Battered:
● Decorate
● Fail
● Let go
● Encourage
● Cure
● Lose
● Restore
● Repair
● Fix
● Build
● Help
● Ornament
● Beautify
● Adorn
● Praise
● Compliment
● Mend
● Surrender
● Protect
● Assist
● Create
● Construct
● Heal
● Aid
Sentence/Example of Battered:
Presently a ray of inspiration dispelled the cloud from the features of the battered man.
It was there also that she ate, keeping her belongings in a rare old buffet, dingy and battered from a hundred years of use.
The place must be battered until a breach was made, and stormed à la Turque.
But as no junk-man came, and as no one could be found to care for its now sadly battered hulk, its good riddance became a problem.
He heard voices above, and looking up he saw the glare of light through the opening he had battered.
He pushed his battered felt hat further back on his head in a gesture of disgust.
On the 20th the gates of the palace were battered in and the British flag was hoisted from its topmost turret.
It was a rather battered jackknife, and Scattergood noticed that one blade had been broken off.
Broken furniture still stood in the roofless rooms, and in front of a battered bureau Henri paused.
In the meanwhile Weston stood still, with the rain on his face and his battered hat in his hand.