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

But things are going to be missed, and Bungie now has to take drastic steps of disabling some gear, or aspects of gear, permanently, rather than being able to have the time and testing to fix or rebalance them. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

That said, Amazon also has a history of disabling apps that let users circumnavigate its home screen that Fire devices, including Fire Sticks and Fire TVs, have increasingly used for ads. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026

Blessing later ran into a wall, disabling the vehicle. — Seamus Bozeman follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026

According to police, Cope refused to stop and continued fleeing after troopers attempted a PIT maneuver, disabling one state police patrol vehicle. — Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 16 May 2026

More than half of people 75 and older are living with disabling hearing loss. — Jon Hamilton, NPR, 14 May 2026

Only one goal, disabling Iran’s navy, has been achieved. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 11 May 2026

The plan also proposes universal coverage and would create a new benefit for older workers with disabling conditions. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026

In addition to severe, disabling headache pain, a migraine can also trigger processes that affect the rest of your body and interfere with normal sensory function. — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 30 Apr. 2026