Synonyms of paralyzing

paralyzing

verb

present participle of paralyze

1

as in crippling

to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move

a blizzard paralyzed the city for two days

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crippling
• incapacitating
• undermining
• disabling
• weakening
• immobilizing
• debilitating
• hamstringing
• undercutting
• sapping
• attenuating
• enervating
• prostrating
• tiring
• enfeebling
• mutilating
• maiming
• hobbling
• laming
• knocking out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• energizing
• galvanizing
• invigorating
• vitalizing
• strengthening
• empowering
• fortifying
• restoring
• reviving
• revitalizing
• rejuvenating
• regenerating
• refreshing
• freshening
• refreshening

2

as in frightening

to deprive of courage or confidence

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frightening
• terrifying
• intimidating
• scaring
• unnerving
• emasculating
• demoralizing
• unsettling
• debilitating
• undoing
• wasting
• weakening
• unmanning
• discouraging
• enervating
• enfeebling
• sapping
• disturbing
• terrorizing
• unstringing
• softening
• upsetting
• daunting
• neutering
• tiring
• disheartening
• dispiriting
• unbalancing
• maddening
• disquieting
• dismaying
• perturbing
• deranging
• unhinging
• psyching (out)
• prostrating
• crazing
• fazing
• discomposing
• weirding out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strengthening
• nerving
• fortifying
• encouraging
• emboldening
• heartening