Synonyms of lobotomizing

lobotomizing

verb

present participle of lobotomize

as in undermining

to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality

fear of saying anything controversial has so lobotomized this book on geopolitics that it fails to say anything at all

Synonyms & Similar Words

• undermining
• castrating
• draining
• weakening
• exhausting
• devitalizing
• petrifying
• wearing
• deadening
• enervating
• desiccating
• dehydrating
• damping
• dampening
• discouraging
• debilitating
• sapping
• enfeebling
• gelding
• burning out
• wearing out
• fatiguing
• demoralizing
• daunting
• disheartening
• dispiriting
• tuckering (out)
• doing in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stimulating
• energizing
• bracing
• stirring
• invigorating
• enlivening
• vitalizing
• quickening
• vivifying
• rousing
• arousing
• charging
• galvanizing
• triggering
• firing
• electrifying
• exciting
• inciting
• provoking
• lifting
• fomenting
• fermenting
• whipping (up)
• instigating
• sparking
• kindling
• inflaming
• boosting
• abetting
• cheering
• fortifying
• resurrecting
• reviving
• inspiring
• revitalizing
• regenerating
• reactivating
• resuscitating
• emboldening
• reawakening
• enflaming
• rejuvenating
• buoying
• renewing
• recharging
• reanimating
• reenergizing
• refreshing
• rekindling
• heartening
• reawaking
• re-energizing