scarlike
Like mended skin
Resembling a scar in appearance or texture—raised, discolored, or marking where damage once occurred: scarlike tissue formed over the wound, The old burn left a scarlike patch on his arm.
The word describes things that evoke scars without being scars themselves.
Overgrown scar tissue
- hypertrophicAbnormally enlarged through growth
- atrophicShrunken from disuse
- pittedSeed removed, or opposed
- pockmarkedScarred with small holes
fibrous · indented · ridged · raised · depressed · textured · rough · uneven
Having visible defects
- marredDamaged or disfigured
- markedBearing an indicator
- damagedMade worse by injury
- imperfectHaving flaws or faults
flawed · tarnished · weathered · worn · aged · war-torn · ravaged · eroded
Impossible to remove
- lastingContinuing through time
- enduringPersisting through time
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- irreversibleCannot be undone
permanent · lifelong · unchanging · fixed · residual · lingering · remaining · visible
keloid
Overgrown scar tissue
- hypertrophicAbnormally enlarged through growth
- atrophicShrunken from disuse
- pittedSeed removed, or opposed
pockmarked · fibrous · indented · ridged · raised · depressed · textured · rough · uneven · discolored
blemished
Having visible defects
imperfect · flawed · tarnished · weathered · worn · aged · war-torn · ravaged · eroded · pitted
indelible
Impossible to remove
- lastingContinuing through time
- enduringPersisting through time
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
irreversible · permanent · lifelong · unchanging · fixed · residual · lingering · remaining · visible · evident
traumatic
Causing severe emotional damage
painful · haunted · marked · affected · impacted · changed · hardened · guarded · defensive · resilient
healed
Returned to health
fused · grafted · sutured · stitched · patched · repaired · mended · regenerated · tissue · formation