Synonyms of gelds

gelds

verb

present tense third-person singular of geld

as in undermines

to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality

by the time of the fourth rewrite, the screenplay had pretty much been gelded of all originality

Synonyms & Similar Words

• undermines
• drains
• exhausts
• weakens
• devitalizes
• wears
• castrates
• lobotomizes
• petrifies
• dehydrates
• damps
• desiccates
• burns out
• enervates
• deadens
• wears out
• dampens
• discourages
• saps
• debilitates
• dispirits
• enfeebles
• fatigues
• tuckers (out)
• disheartens
• does in
• daunts
• demoralizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stimulates
• energizes
• enlivens
• braces
• quickens
• invigorates
• arouses
• stirs
• vivifies
• triggers
• vitalizes
• charges
• rouses
• provokes
• whips (up)
• lifts
• fires
• incites
• galvanizes
• cheers
• sparks
• ferments
• electrifies
• excites
• buoys
• inspires
• inflames
• kindles
• foments
• instigates
• boosts
• fortifies
• revives
• abets
• heartens
• enflames
• emboldens
• renews
• resurrects
• refreshes
• regenerates
• recharges
• revitalizes
• reactivates
• resuscitates
• rejuvenates
• reawakens
• rekindles
• reanimates
• reawakes
• reenergizes