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bloody Synonyms

Another word for bloody

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• adjective (Context 1)

Covered, smeared, or stained with blood; bleeding.

Usage Example

"The hiker wrapped a clean bandage around his bleeding knee after slipping on the rocks."

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bleeding
bloodstained
bloodied
gory
Strong
blood-soaked
sanguinary

• adjective (Context 2)

Involving or characterized by severe violence, cruelty, or heavy loss of life.

Usage Example

"The historian wrote a detailed account of the violent conflict that reshaped the region."

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violent
brutal
sanguinary
Strong
savage
murderous
gory
slaughterous
ferocious
deadly
fierce

• adjective (Context 3)

Used as an informal intensifier to express anger, annoyance, shock, or strong emphasis.

Usage Example

"He refused to wait another damned minute for the delayed train."

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damned
blasted
Strong
ruddy
blinking
blooming
infernal
cursed
wretched
godforsaken

• adverb (Context 4)

Used informally as an intensifier meaning 'very', 'extremely', or 'at all'.

Usage Example

"She told him that the weather outside was extremely cold."

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extremely
very
Strong
terribly
awfully
exceedingly
dreadfully
frightfully
immensely
exceptionally

• verb (Context 5)

To stain, smear, or cover with blood, or to cause someone to bleed (often used figuratively to mean inflicting a setback or defeat).

Usage Example

"The challenger managed to wound the champion's nose in the opening round of the boxing match."

Strong
wound
injure
lacerate
cut
gash
batter
bruise

Opposites of bloody

Looking for antonyms? The opposite of bloody varies depending on the context. Here are a few common opposites:

bloodless
nonviolent
peaceful
slightly
hardly
barely
scarcely
heal
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