Synonyms of disabling

disabling

verb

present participle of disable

1

as in crippling

to cause severe or permanent injury to

a promising athlete who was severely disabled in a plane crash

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crippling
• incapacitating
• wounding
• damaging
• injuring
• mutilating
• maiming
• killing
• scarring
• bruising
• hurting
• paralyzing
• laming
• hitting
• impairing
• disfiguring
• hobbling
• beating
• mangling
• dismembering
• battering
• hamstringing
• harming
• lacerating
• licking
• murdering
• mauling
• torturing
• punching
• smashing
• winging
• slapping
• hammering
• smacking
• pasting
• goring
• whacking
• whipping
• pummeling
• pounding
• tormenting
• roughing (up)
• swiping
• banging
• bludgeoning
• thumping
• boxing
• buffeting
• bashing
• lashing
• lambasting
• breaking
• kneecapping
• pelting
• socking
• thrashing
• spanking
• swatting
• belting
• flogging
• bunging up
• lacing
• drubbing
• walloping
• pommeling
• thwacking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• curing
• healing
• remedying
• rehabilitating
• fixing
• patching
• repairing
• restoring
• mending
• renewing
• doctoring
• rejuvenating

2

as in paralyzing

to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move

disabled the controls for unauthorized users

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paralyzing
• crippling
• incapacitating
• undermining
• weakening
• immobilizing
• debilitating
• hamstringing
• attenuating
• undercutting
• sapping
• mutilating
• enervating
• prostrating
• maiming
• enfeebling
• hobbling
• tiring
• laming
• knocking out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• energizing
• galvanizing
• strengthening
• invigorating
• vitalizing
• empowering
• fortifying
• restoring
• regenerating
• reviving
• revitalizing
• rejuvenating
• refreshing
• freshening
• refreshening

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disabling

Powerful solar storms, like the one that hit Earth in January, are capable of disrupting or disabling satellites by interfering with onboard electronics, sensitive instruments and communications systems. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 23 July 2026

Despite a disabling illness, Ettenberg continues expanding these essential tools, ensuring others can dine with confidence. — Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Fowler’s medical chart detailed what could have caused her disabling problems. — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Every improvement in surveillance capability encourages new methods of avoidance, whether through disabling tracking devices, manipulating vessel identities, or exploiting gaps between different monitoring systems. — IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026

Not content to wait for local officials to strike down ALPR contracts, concerned citizens are taking matters into their own hands by disabling or cutting down Flock camera towers wherever they’re found. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 July 2026

In another case, a California prison guard with spinal problems also claimed other ailments, including toenail fungus and eczema, as work-disabling conditions. — Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 16 July 2026

Healthspan is the stretch of life spent reasonably free of disabling disease, pain and serious limitation, according to Harvard Health. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

Other safeguards include disabling Cisco Smart Install on all devices, using strong passwords, updating firmware regularly, and avoiding the use of other networking protocols. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026