Synonyms of paralyzed

paralyzed 1 of 2

adjective

ˈper-ə-ˌlīzd 

1

as in disabled

affected with paralysis

special ramps for paralyzed people in wheelchairs

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in helpless

unable to act or achieve one's purpose

a seemingly paralyzed mayor sat by as the city's crime rate soared

Synonyms & Similar Words

• helpless
• weak
• incompetent
• powerless
• impotent
• passive
• incapable
• handcuffed
• hog-tied
• hamstrung
• high and dry
• useless
• feeble
• unfit
• impuissant
• ineffective
• ineffectual
• supine
• inept
• infirm
• spineless
• frail
• unaggressive

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• powerful
• able
• capable
• strong
• mighty
• competent
• effective
• efficient
• potent
• dominant
• tyrannical
• autocratic
• authoritarian
• despotic
• dynamic
• dictatorial
• major
• important
• tough
• forceful
• energetic
• vigorous
• significant
• sturdy
• puissant
• robust
• senior
• tyrannic
• autocratical
• top
• magisterial
• high-level

paralyzed

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verb

past tense of paralyze

1

as in crippled

to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move

a blizzard paralyzed the city for two days

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crippled
• incapacitated
• immobilized
• disabled
• weakened
• undermined
• hamstrung
• debilitated
• prostrated
• enfeebled
• attenuated
• sapped
• tired
• undercut
• mutilated
• hobbled
• enervated
• maimed
• lamed
• knocked out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• energized
• galvanized
• invigorated
• vitalized
• strengthened
• empowered
• fortified
• restored
• revived
• rejuvenated
• revitalized
• refreshed
• regenerated
• freshened
• refreshened

2

as in frightened

to deprive of courage or confidence

the school board is paralyzed by the threat of lawsuits for just about everything

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frightened
• terrified
• scared
• intimidated
• unnerved
• emasculated
• unsettled
• demoralized
• weakened
• debilitated
• wasted
• enfeebled
• unmanned
• undid
• disturbed
• terrorized
• discouraged
• sapped
• enervated
• unstrung
• tired
• upset
• softened
• daunted
• disheartened
• neutered
• dispirited
• dismayed
• crazed
• prostrated
• perturbed
• maddened
• disquieted
• deranged
• unbalanced
• unhinged
• fazed
• psyched (out)
• discomposed
• weirded out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strengthened
• nerved
• fortified
• encouraged
• emboldened
• heartened

Examples of paralyzed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

An aspiring performer, Pearl feels trapped by her remote lifestyle, where she’s forced to care for her paralyzed father (Matthew Sunderland) by her strict, harsh mother, Ruth (Tandi Wright), while her husband, Howard (David Corenswet), serves in World War I. —Travis Bean, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024

Heming, Asle and Ingvild on the back seat, more or less paralyzed by the monotony. —Lizz Schumer, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024

This is a major milestone for the paralyzed community and for the industry to supply and provide replacements of these products. —Emma Roth, The Verge, 26 Sep. 2024

Alternating between her paralyzed present, the week before her accident, and a series of childhood diaries from twenty years ago, the thriller slowly pieces together the truth. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024