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

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

The Settings tab also enables and disables auto-transparency, which adjusts the lenses based on how much light the glasses detect, and auto-shutdown, which fully turns off the glasses when they're plugged in but aren't receiving an active signal, to help save the connected device's battery life. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026

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

The use of shock waves, or blast overpressure (BOP), kills or disables enemies with the force of the explosion, vaporizing the weapon’s plastic outer shell. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026