scars
Tissue repair evidence
Scars are marks left on skin or tissue after wounds heal—the body's permanent record of injury.
The word extends to any lasting trace of damage: The landscape still bears the scars of wildfire.
Emotional scars are psychological wounds that persist: childhood scars, the scars of war.
To scar is to leave such marks, literal or figurative: The accident scarred her for life.
Marred physical appearance
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
- gashDeep, ragged incision
- keloidOvergrown scar tissue
- tissueDisposable soft paper
skin · wound · cut · slash · puncture · incision · abrasion · suture
Lasting psychological wound
- painBodily or emotional distress
- healingRestoration of health
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- therapyCurative mental treatment
anguish · suffering · memories · flashbacks · nightmares · anxiety · survivor · counseling
Fault or shortcoming
- markVisible impression or sign
- pockmarkDepressed scar from infection
- discolorationAltered surface pigmentation
- pigmentationNatural tissue coloring
acne · spot · flaw · blemished · marred · complexion · cosmetic · concealer
Remaining alive against odds
- strengthPower to exert force
- healingRestoration of health
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- growthIncrease in size
courage · perseverance · overcoming · warrior · battle · fighter · endurance · fortitude
disfigurement
Marred physical appearance
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
- gashDeep, ragged incision
- keloidOvergrown scar tissue
tissue · skin · wound · cut · slash · puncture · incision · abrasion · suture · stitch
trauma
Lasting psychological wound
therapy · anguish · suffering · memories · flashbacks · nightmares · anxiety · survivor · counseling · coping
imperfection
Fault or shortcoming
- markVisible impression or sign
- pockmarkDepressed scar from infection
- discolorationAltered surface pigmentation
pigmentation · acne · spot · flaw · blemished · marred · complexion · cosmetic · concealer · dermabrasion
survival
Remaining alive against odds
growth · courage · perseverance · overcoming · warrior · battle · fighter · endurance · fortitude · triumph
reminder
Memory aid
legacy · imprint · echoes · aftermath · remnant · traces · marks · signs · witness · testimony
terrain
Land's physical features
- earthSoil or electrical grounding
- erosionGradual wearing away
- geologicalOf Earth's physical structure
ravine · gorge · canyon · cliff · weathered · ancient · glacier · volcanic · crater · fault
- body traitsheight, weight, body shape, build, stature
- character creationrace, class, name, gender, appearance
- markingsspots, specks, speckles, lines, dots
- physical traitsheight, build, eye color, hair color, skin tone
- skin problemswrinkles, eczema, acne, lesions, blackheads
- Skin termsfreckles, moles, wrinkles, pores, acne
scarsflawless skin
Blemish-free dermis
scarless · smooth skin · clear skin · unscarred · blemish-free
scarswholeness
Complete, undivided state
healing · emotional health · inner peace · closure · recovery
- scar tissueCollagen replacing damaged skin
- battle scarsLasting marks from conflict
- scarlet feverStreptococcal infection with rash
- emotional scarsLasting harm from trauma
- acne scarsSkin texture from healed blemishes
- bear the scarsKeep visible evidence of trauma
scar, scarlet, scarring, scarred, scarify, unscarred, scarless, scarification