Synonyms of crippled

crippled 1 of 2

adjective

as in injured

Related Words

• injured
• damaged
• broken
• hurt
• impaired
• spoiled
• disfigured
• harmed
• blemished
• inadequate
• marred
• vitiated
• fallible
• insufficient
• defaced
• incomplete
• deficient
• defective
• imperfect
• wanting
• flawed
• faulty
• bad
• amiss

Dissimilar Words

• perfect
• entire
• whole
• intact
• complete
• flawless
• impeccable
• faultless
• unimpaired
• undamaged
• unspoiled
• unblemished

crippled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of cripple

1

as in incapacitated

to cause severe or permanent injury to

the car crash may have crippled two people for life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• incapacitated
• wounded
• disabled
• injured
• damaged
• scarred
• maimed
• mutilated
• bruised
• hurt
• lamed
• killed
• paralyzed
• hobbled
• hamstrung
• impaired
• battered
• hit
• disfigured
• mangled
• dismembered
• mauled
• lacerated
• harmed
• beat
• tortured
• murdered
• pummeled
• gored
• winged
• smashed
• buffeted
• licked
• slapped
• smacked
• roughed (up)
• whacked
• punched
• banged
• tormented
• bludgeoned
• hammered
• pounded
• whipped
• thrashed
• lashed
• boxed
• kneecapped
• socked
• bashed
• thumped
• spanked
• pasted
• lambasted
• laced
• broke
• flogged
• bunged up
• swiped
• belted
• swatted
• pelted
• walloped
• thwacked
• drubbed
• pommeled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cured
• healed
• rehabilitated
• remedied
• fixed
• restored
• repaired
• mended
• renewed
• patched
• doctored
• rejuvenated

2

as in damaged

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of

the collision so severely crippled the ship that it had to be towed into port

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damaged
• injured
• marred
• weakened
• hurt
• compromised
• impaired
• eroded
• spoiled
• disfigured
• harmed
• broke
• destroyed
• flawed
• ruined
• undermined
• bloodied
• crossed (up)
• defaced
• blemished
• wounded
• vitiated
• shattered
• crabbed
• deteriorated
• battered
• enfeebled
• wrecked
• endamaged
• enervated
• disabled
• blighted
• tarnished
• wore (away)
• tortured
• devastated
• demolished
• washed out
• maimed
• dented
• mutilated
• hamstrung
• smashed
• tormented
• decimated
• crushed
• botched
• mangled
• lacerated
• scoured
• lamed
• wasted
• annihilated
• pulverized
• wiped out
• clobbered
• desolated
• scourged
• totaled
• gummed (up)
• razed
• bashed
• dinged
• dinted
• dashed
• tore down
• queered
• did in
• banged up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repaired
• rebuilt
• fixed
• reconstructed
• patched
• helped
• cured
• renovated
• revamped
• healed
• mended
• reconditioned
• rehabilitated
• doctored
• remedied
• improved
• rectified
• revised
• enhanced
• edited
• remodeled
• refined
• enriched
• perfected
• ameliorated
• bettered
• meliorated

3

as in paralyzed

to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move

a wave of strikes crippled that nation's steel industry

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crippled

Adjective

During the near-disastrous Apollo 13 mission in 1970, commander Jim Lovell was informed of the successful impact while piloting his crippled spacecraft around the moon. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 4 Aug. 2026

Aemond finds himself at the mercy of the Harrenhal witch, Alys Rivers, while Aegon and Larys continue their misadventures near Rook’s Rest, where the fallen and crippled king must, for once, learn some humility. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

The New York Times shattered the White House image of a crippled Iran in May. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 15 June 2026

In the end, efforts to cool the crippled tank by spraying water on it were believed to have helped slow down the reaction enough to prevent an explosion or massive rupture in the tank that could have sent toxic chemicals flowing into waterways and the ocean. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026

Our mayor appointed an incompetent team that indirectly caused Palisades, crippled prevention and destroyed Palisades. — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026

Oil prices rose because the Iran war crippled supply in the region, between the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the sudden danger in shipping oil and collateral damage to oil-industry infrastructure, among other factors. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026

The entire economy of Iran wasn’t crippled. — Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026

The pilot of the A-10 was able to fly his crippled aircraft into Kuwaiti airspace before ejecting. — Editorial, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026

Verb

The new film takes its cue from a once-promising novelist crippled by writer’s block who reconnects with his estranged college roommate, now a wealthy tech entrepreneur, in hopes of finding inspiration for his next book. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 July 2026

The tragic twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 laid bare the dire state of the country’s health system, crippled by years of economic crisis, government mismanagement and the migration of medical workers. — Alfie Pannell, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

Of great concern is the prospect that data centers will consume massive amounts of water and worsen drought conditions for ranchers and farmers in a state where water shortages already crippled the sugar cane industry. — Marc Levy, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Russia has been doing this since the start of the war, terrorizing Ukrainian cities with aerial assaults that have killed thousands of civilians and crippled much of the country’s energy grid for months on end. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 15 July 2026

Data loss via staff cuts Widespread staff cuts starting in early 2025 across the Department of Health and Human Services, which houses the CDC, crippled much of the agency’s data collection and dissemination. — John Kubale, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

In the nation’s gravest hour, the country’s authoritarian regime has crippled an effective response, say survivors, rescue workers and former officials. — Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 1 July 2026

This comes at a dire time for Venezuela, which is still deep in political and financial crisis – being led by an interim government after US forces captured President Nicolás Maduro earlier this year, and facing an economy crippled by years of hyperinflation. — Taylor Ward, CNN Money, 24 June 2026

Aegon, who was burned and crippled in Season 2, fled with Larys Strong (Matthew Needham), leaving his cruel, one-eyed brother Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) to sit on the Iron Throne. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 22 June 2026