Bruise and Injury

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Bruise

Bruise noun - An injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration.

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Injury is a synonym for bruise in wound topic. In some cases you can use "Injury" instead a noun "Bruise", when it comes to topics like thing, deed, health, harm. popular alternative

Nearby Words: bruised, bruiser, bruising

Injury

Injury noun - Something that causes loss or pain.

Usage example: the harsh words were the worst injury that his father could inflict

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Bruise is a synonym for injury in wound topic. You can use "Bruise" instead a noun "Injury", if it concerns topics such as thing, hurt, harm. popular alternative

Nearby Words: injure, injured, injurious, injuring, injuriously

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single	single bruise	single injury
painful	painful bruise	painful injury
visible	visible bruise	visible injury
nasty	nasty bruise	nasty injury
Other adjectives: severe, massive, bad, permanent, broken, minor, crippling, facial.

Both words in one sentence

Generally, the show's makers put great effort into making sure that costuming and makeup reflect this - an injury suffered in one episode leaves a bruise for the rest of the season, for example - but there is the occasional blunder.

Source: Frozen in Time
Tap on the Head: A key element of "Adam Ruins Football" - It's not just the big impacts that cause injury, but a large number of impacts that don't even bruise will cumulatively cause a Death of a Thousand Cuts.

Source: Series / Adam Ruins Everything

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Injury and Bruise. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bruise/injury

Bruise & Injury. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bruise/injury>.

Injury or Bruise. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bruise/injury.

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