Synonyms of debilitating

debilitating 1 of 2

adjective

as in demoralizing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demoralizing
• draining
• fatiguing
• exhausting
• discouraging
• dispiriting
• enervating
• disheartening
• enfeebling
• unsurprising
• wearing
• cumbersome
• ordinary
• unexceptional
• commonplace
• annoying
• vapid
• irksome
• irritating
• tepid
• bothersome
• common
• pokey
• unrewarding
• plodding
• lumbering
• grey
• uneventful
• palling
• unimaginative
• unexciting
• poky
• gray
• uninspiring
• sterile
• unspectacular
• pallid
• inanimate
• soggy
• prosaic
• unsensational
• earthbound
• spiritless
• pedantic
• undramatic
• longsome
• dullish
• blank
• prosy
• aseptic
• barren
• suspenseless
• unnewsworthy
• blah
• pleasureless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interesting
• involving
• intriguing
• surprising
• engaging
• wonderful
• astonishing
• spectacular
• amazing
• absorbing
• wondrous
• riveting
• gripping
• engrossing
• exciting
• astounding
• marvellous
• exhilarating
• sensational
• inspiring
• marvelous
• awesome
• stimulating
• amusing
• thrilling
• breathtaking
• entertaining
• electrifying
• fabulous
• energizing
• stirring
• rousing
• poignant
• attractive
• fascinating
• moving
• charming
• animating
• alluring
• invigorating
• touching
• enchanting
• enthralling
• galvanizing
• attracting
• beguiling
• entrancing
• enlivening
• eye-opening
• bewitching
• hair-raising
• rip-roaring
• diverting
• provocative
• tantalizing
• suspenseful
• captivating
• mesmerizing
• spellbinding
• arresting

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• interesting
• involving
• intriguing
• surprising
• engaging
• wonderful
• astonishing
• spectacular
• amazing
• absorbing
• wondrous
• riveting
• gripping
• engrossing
• exciting
• astounding
• marvellous
• exhilarating
• sensational
• inspiring
• marvelous
• awesome
• stimulating
• amusing
• thrilling
• breathtaking
• entertaining
• electrifying
• fabulous
• energizing
• stirring
• rousing
• poignant
• attractive
• fascinating
• moving
• charming
• animating
• alluring
• invigorating
• touching
• enchanting
• enthralling
• galvanizing
• attracting
• beguiling
• entrancing
• enlivening
• eye-opening
• bewitching
• hair-raising
• rip-roaring
• diverting
• provocative
• tantalizing
• suspenseful
• captivating
• mesmerizing
• spellbinding
• arresting

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debilitating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of debilitate

as in weakening

to diminish the physical strength of

the heart surgery debilitated the college athlete beyond his worst fears

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weakening
• softening
• exhausting
• wasting
• tiring
• paralyzing
• enervating
• hurting
• damaging
• sapping
• crippling
• injuring
• enfeebling
• devitalizing
• incapacitating
• disabling
• depressing
• impairing
• depleting
• etiolating
• prostrating
• harming
• impoverishing
• grinding (down)
• hamstringing
• wearing out
• laying up
• unmanning
• wearing down
• washing out
• invaliding
• breaking down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strengthening
• energizing
• fortifying
• invigorating
• recruiting
• hardening
• beefing (up)
• rejuvenating
• vitalizing
• seasoning
• toughening

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• strengthening
• energizing
• fortifying
• invigorating
• recruiting
• hardening
• beefing (up)
• rejuvenating
• vitalizing
• seasoning
• toughening

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