Deformity and Scar

Deformity

Deformity noun - Something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing.

Usage example: a primitive culture that cast aside infants born with deformities, allowing them to die of exposure to the elements

Show all Definitions

Scar and deformity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scar" instead a noun "Deformity".

Nearby Words: deform, deformation

Scar noun - Something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing.

Usage example: the scars left by carelessly scratching the car door with one's keys

Show all Definitions

Deformity and scar are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deformity" instead a noun "Scar".

Nearby Words: scare, scared, scary, scarred, scarification

physical	physical deformity	physical scar
similar	similar deformity	similar scar
visible	visible deformity	visible scar
massive	massive deformity	massive scar
Other adjectives: huge, slight, hideous, horrible, minor, classic, eponymous, facial.

After that she went completely nutbars, seeing the scar as a Two-Face-esque deformity.

Source: Minor Injury Overreaction
Informed Deformity: Zuko's "disfiguring" scar is much less prominent in the film than it was in the show.

Source: Film / The Last Airbender

Cite this Source

Scar and Deformity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deformity/scar

Deformity & Scar. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/deformity/scar>.

Scar or Deformity. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/deformity/scar.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "deformity" and "scar" have occurred on timeline