Blow
How words are described
| emotional | emotional blow | emotional damage |
| good | good blow | good damage |
| physical | physical blow | physical damage |
| low | low blow | low damage |
| Other adjectives: critical, heavy, powerful, actual, real, severe, massive, big, great, serious, huge, decent, permanent, major, mental, psychological, fatal, lethal, significant, double, resulting, devastating. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Burning wooden objects don't char, though; they take damage and blow up after a few seconds.
Source: Made of Explodium -
While bosses may have higher HP, that is because they are higher level — on a New Game+ you may have characters with equal levels to them who can match them blow for blow in HP and damage.
Source: Health/Damage Asymmetry - Which is exactly why the Anima Spiritia of Fire Bomber is able to damage the monster, and even land the killing blow with them should the player wish.
Source: The Power Of Rock / Video Games
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Damage and Blow. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/blow/damage
Blow & Damage. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/blow/damage>.
Damage or Blow. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/blow/damage.
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