Mangled and Preserved

Mangled

Mangled adjective - Having edges that are jagged from injury.

Preserved is an antonym for mangled.

Nearby Words: mangle, mangling

Preserved

Preserved adjective - Kept intact or in a particular condition.

Mangled is an antonym for preserved.

Both words in one sentence

  • In "The Night Room", it's heavily implied that Jones created the very virus she's trying to erase during her attempts to perfect the time machine, as the source of the plague is a mangled human corpse preserved in fluid.
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