Synonyms of paralytic

paralytic

adjective

ˌper-ə-ˈli-tik 

as in paralyzed

affected with paralysis

at first, he would not accept that he was now paralytic and needed help

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paralyzed
• disabled
• crippled
• challenged
• weak
• incapacitated
• maimed
• mutilated
• impaired
• lame
• halt
• paretic
• hemiplegic
• debilitated
• paraplegic
• feeble
• quadriplegic
• enfeebled
• lamed
• infirm
• hobbled
• decrepit
• weakened
• frail
• hamstrung
• wasted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whole
• well
• able-bodied
• healthy
• sound
• robust
• hearty
• fit
• hale

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of paralytic

Popular on Variety In conversations Variety had with multiple top sales agencies, a common silver lining emerged: in-house production is down across the board at the legacy studios and streamers, mostly thanks to the paralytic effect of the 2023 actor-and-writer strikes. —Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024

Since then, a paralytic shellfish poisoning outbreak has sickened at least 31 people in Oregon, according to the Oregon Health Authority. —TIME, 11 June 2024

And the same year a 20-year-old man in Rockland County, New York State, became the U.S.’s first case of paralytic polio in nearly a decade. —Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2024

The man ends up injecting her with a paralytic agent, giving her limited time to seek help before her entire nervous system completely shuts down. —Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019