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

Liberal critics, however, argued—also rightly—that the Soviet Union was a decaying, economically crippled giant by the time Reagan was inaugurated. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026

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

In 1985, the world’s worst single-aircraft disaster occurred as a crippled Japan Airlines Boeing 747 on a domestic flight crashed into a mountain, killing 520 people. — ABC News, 28 July 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

Verb

Refineries in Russia, a major exporter of fuel, have been crippled by drone attacks from Ukraine. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Over the years this bag has crippled numerous hotel bellmen attempting to lift it. — John Ficarra, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026

Africa desperately needs them, crippled by a fundamental lack of traditional national film funding incentives. — John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026

Winds cripple aerial firefighting Nearly 500 firefighters and 23 aircraft were deployed, but gale-force winds drove flames through dry forest and crippled the response, preventing some aircraft from reaching the sea to collect water. — Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Nearly 500 firefighters and 23 aircraft were deployed, but gale-force winds drove flames through dry forest and crippled the response, preventing some aircraft from reaching the sea to collect water. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Iran's civilian government hopes to unlock frozen funds to provide financial relief for the population of over 90 million Iranians crippled by decades of sanctions. — Emma Graham, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026

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

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