Synonyms of disables

disables

verb

present tense third-person singular of disable

1

as in incapacitates

to cause severe or permanent injury to

a promising athlete who was severely disabled in a plane crash

Synonyms & Similar Words

• incapacitates
• cripples
• injures
• mutilates
• maims
• kills
• wounds
• damages
• scars
• hurts
• paralyzes
• lames
• bruises
• impairs
• hits
• hobbles
• mangles
• disfigures
• dismembers
• lacerates
• beats
• mauls
• harms
• smacks
• pummels
• wings
• hamstrings
• smashes
• batters
• slaps
• tortures
• murders
• gores
• lambastes
• bashes
• licks
• boxes
• thrashes
• bludgeons
• roughs (up)
• whacks
• spanks
• thumps
• whips
• swipes
• belts
• hammers
• pounds
• swats
• flogs
• socks
• pastes
• punches
• breaks
• torments
• bangs
• thwacks
• wallops
• drubs
• buffets
• bungs up
• lashes
• laces
• pelts
• kneecaps
• pommels

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heals
• cures
• remedies
• doctors
• fixes
• restores
• repairs
• rehabilitates
• renews
• mends
• patches
• rejuvenates

2

as in paralyzes

to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move

disabled the controls for unauthorized users

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paralyzes
• cripples
• incapacitates
• undermines
• weakens
• immobilizes
• undercuts
• attenuates
• saps
• hamstrings
• debilitates
• prostrates
• enfeebles
• hobbles
• lames
• mutilates
• maims
• enervates
• tires
• knocks out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• energizes
• invigorates
• strengthens
• galvanizes
• vitalizes
• empowers
• fortifies
• restores
• revives
• refreshes
• regenerates
• rejuvenates
• revitalizes
• freshens
• refreshens

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disables

Restricted Mode disables all iPhone apps and services other than essential apps like the App Store, Health, Phone, Messages, Clock, Settings, Wallet, and Passwords. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026

Likewise, a captain who temporarily disables a transmitter may escape detection if oversight depends solely on physical inspections. — IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026

Apple has a similar feature on the iPhone where pressing the side and volume buttons simultaneously disables Face ID. — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

Five of eight inbound vessels were said to be dark, which is when a ship disables its Automatic Identification System, or AIS, transponder to hide its location, identity and destination. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 22 June 2026

But the virus that causes Ebola somehow disables this response. — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 2 June 2026

Recently, researchers in Germany developed a chain-launching drone interceptor that disables UAVs by tangling their spinning rotors midair. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026

Imagining an eternity of this, Creasy disables his car’s braking system and drives into a concrete pylon. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026

Kids see a limited version of Roblox that removes riskier content and disables communication. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026