Paralyze Synonyms and Antonyms

părə-līz
To render powerless or motionless, as by inflicting severe injury
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. cripple
  2. disable
  3. immobilize
  4. incapacitate
  5. knock out
To render helpless, as by emotion
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. paralyse
  2. deaden
  3. benumb
  4. numb
  5. petrify
  6. stun
  7. cripple
  8. strike with paralysis
  9. make inert
  10. demolish
  11. destroy
  12. disable
  13. freeze
  14. gorgonize
  15. halt
  16. stupefy
  17. immobilize
  18. render nerveless
  19. incapacitate
  20. maim
  21. wither
  22. transfix
  23. unnerve
Antonyms:
  1. mobilize
  2. incite
  3. stimulate

Words Related to Paralyze

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Paralyze Sentence Examples

  • Jackson winced as if the pain would paralyze him.

  • If I miss, I'll paralyze you for eternity.

  • Electric shocks can paralyze the respiratory system or disrupt heart action, causing instant death.

  • Nearly all spiders are venomous, as they must use their venom to paralyze their prey.

  • Although it does effectively paralyze, Botox should not be considered botulism.

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