[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

damaged \damaged\ da^m"asljd, adj.
   1. changed so as to reduce value, function, or other
      desirable trait; -- usually not used of persons. opposite
      of undamaged. narrower terms: battered, beat-up,
      beaten-up, bedraggled, broken-down, dilapidated,
      ramshackle, tumble-down, unsound; bent, crumpled,
      dented; blasted, rent, ripped, torn; broken-backed;
      burned-outprenominal, burned outpredicate,
      burnt-outprenominal, burnt outpredicate; burst,
      ruptured; corroded; cracked, crackled, crazed;
      defaced, marred; hurt, weakened;
      knocked-outprenominal, knocked out; mangled,
      mutilated; peeling; scraped, scratched;
      storm-beaten also see blemished, broken, damaged,
      destroyed, impaired, injured, unsound.
      wordnet 1.5

   2. rendered imperfect by impairing the integrity of some
      part, or by breaking. opposite of unbroken. narrower
      terms: busted; chipped; cracked; crumbled,
      fragmented; crushed, ground; dissolved; fractured;
      shattered, smashed, splintered; split; unkept,
      violated also see: damaged, imperfect, injured,
      unsound.

   syn: broken.
        wordnet 1.5

   3. being unjustly brought into disrepute; as, her damaged
      reputation.

   syn: discredited.
        wordnet 1.5

   4. made to appear imperfect; -- especially of reputation; as,
      the senator's seriously damaged reputation.

   syn: besmirched, flyblown, spotted, stained, sullied,
        tainted, tarnished.
        wordnet 1.5
see also:
undamaged battered, beat-up, beaten-up, bedraggled, broken-down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble-down, unsound bent, crumpled, dented blasted, rent, ripped, torn broken-backed burned-outprenominal, burned outpredicate, burnt-outprenominal, burnt outpredicate 
burst, ruptured corroded cracked, crackled, crazed defaced, marred hurt, weakened 
knocked-outprenominal, knocked out mangled, mutilated peeling scraped, scratched storm-beaten 
blemished broken damaged destroyed impaired 
injured unsound unbroken busted chipped 
cracked crumbled, fragmented crushed, ground dissolved fractured 
shattered, smashed, splintered split unkept, violated imperfect 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

busted \busted\ adj.
   1. inoperable due to damage; broken; -- of a machine; as, the
      coke machine is busted. informal
      wordnet 1.5

   2. arrested for committing a crime; -- of a person; as, the
      rock star was busted for coke possession.. informal
      pjc

   3. predicate same as demoted; -- said especially of
      military rank, and often folowed by to; as, he was busted
      to corporal for being awol.
      pjc

   4. predicate same as exhausted; -- of people.
      pjc
see also:
demoted exhausted 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

busted
     adj 1: used informally especially of bones fractured; "my arm is
            busted"; "i got my head busted in the fight"; "can't
            play with a busted baseball bat"
     2: suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal
        pressure `busted' is an informal term for `burst'; "a
        burst balloon"; "burst pipes"; "burst seams"; "a ruptured
        appendix"; "a busted balloon" syn: burst, ruptured
     3: out of working order `busted' is an informal substitute for
        `broken'; "a broken washing machine"; "the coke machine
        is broken"; "the coke machine is busted" syn: broken
see also:
burst ruptured broken 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

56 moby thesaurus words for "busted":
   aggravated, bankrupt, beat, broke, broken, burned, burst, checked,
   chipped, cracked, crazed, cut, damaged, destitute, deteriorated,
   embittered, exacerbated, failed, flat, flat broke, harmed, hurt,
   impaired, imperfect, in bits, in pieces, in receivership,
   in shards, injured, insolvent, irritated, lacerated, mangled,
   mutilated, on the rocks, oofless, rent, ruined, ruptured, scalded,
   scorched, shattered, slashed, slit, smashed, split, sprung,
   stone-broke, stony, strapped, the worse for, torn, weakened, worse,
   worse off, worsened

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