MANGLED Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

mangled 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of mangled

as in mutilated

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verb

past tense of mangle

as in fumbled

to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way you've mangled this so badly that we'll have to do it over

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Recent Examples of mangled

Adjective

The nose of the aircraft appeared torn off, leaving mangled parts of the front of the plane dangling toward the ground. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026 After midnight, one evening in late January, a doctor ushered a young man with a mangled hand into her car and sped to a private clinic on the outskirts of Tehran. — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2026

Verb

The 49ers Hall of Fame safety had his pinkie mangled on a tackle during a game in 1985, and played with a splint before having the digit amputated after the season. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026 After the game, his face was mangled, with a cut across the bridge of his nose and what looked like a rug burn on his chin. — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mangled

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mangled

Adjective

According to the Times coverage of the incident and subsequent lawsuit, the scenes shown in the classroom included autopsies, decaying cadavers and live animals being butchered, mutilated and tortured.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
But the most difficult parts also offer ways forward — news that arrives via a skull, a mutilated body, evidence of closure in many respects of the word.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026

Definition of mutilated

Verb

After Duran took third on a fly ball, pinch-hitter Joc Pederson hit a ground ball up the middle that was fumbled by Taylor Walls, allowing Duran to score.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Chad Powers season 2 sees the actor reprise his role as Russ Holliday, a former star college quarterback who fumbled his promising career after a humiliating championship-game meltdown.

— Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026

Definition of fumbled

Adjective

Moscow can keep paying for the war by forcing businesses to absorb the cost of drone attacks rather than spending on better drone defenses or compensating damaged firms.

— Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026
Investigators found damaged trees along Rock Branch Road, before the tornado crossed Highway 212 and snapped or uprooted numerous trees along the southward slope of Shelton Laurel Creek and toward Cutshall Town Road.

— Joe Marusak July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

Definition of damaged

Verb

Moss paused to watch, as an oak catkin blew down and nestled in his hair.

— Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
On a recent summer day, loud air conditioners blew cool air as nurses drew blood and tended wounds, calling to mind the makeshift spaces used during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of blew

Adjective

Police and first responders were already on scene, cutting the roof off the wrecked car to rescue the individuals inside, who were put into ambulances.

— Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
The second flood has left behind more than wrecked homes, reopening trauma wounds for many survivors.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of wrecked

Verb

The magazine’s anatomically graphic photos—rats butchered alive, dogs with their faces sliced open, monkeys screaming at the electrodes implanted in their abdomens—seemed like windows into hell.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
That November, working once again with the Humane Society, Anderson rescued three dogs bound for South Korea to be butchered for meat and another that was rescued from Hurricane Ian in Florida.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of butchered

Verb

The demand for more from the franchise prompted the animation adaptation, dubbed and subtitled in eight languages, on Crunchyroll.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
The move to use electronic strips is part of what’s dubbed the Terminal Flight Data Manager, an air traffic control tower initiative to improve management and efficiency, led by the Department of Transportation.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026

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