Synonyms of emasculated

emasculated 1 of 2

adjective

as in castrated

Related Words

• castrated
• altered
• neutered
• sterilized
• gelded
• impotent
• sterile
• desexed
• spayed
• infertile
• unfruitful
• fruitless
• unproductive
• barren

Dissimilar Words

• fertile
• fat
• productive
• fruitful
• rich
• prolific
• enriched
• pregnant
• impregnated
• luxuriant
• fecund
• potent
• fertilized
• bearing
• producing
• flourishing
• yielding
• bursting
• blooming
• teeming
• swarming

emasculated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of emasculate

as in paralyzed

to deprive of courage or confidence

being eliminated early in one's very first tennis tournament can be an emasculating experience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paralyzed
• frightened
• terrified
• intimidated
• scared
• demoralized
• unnerved
• unsettled
• weakened
• enfeebled
• neutered
• unmanned
• debilitated
• wasted
• undid
• enervated
• disturbed
• terrorized
• softened
• discouraged
• tired
• sapped
• unstrung
• upset
• disheartened
• dispirited
• dismayed
• perturbed
• unbalanced
• crazed
• daunted
• deranged
• maddened
• unhinged
• prostrated
• disquieted
• psyched (out)
• fazed
• discomposed
• weirded out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strengthened
• fortified
• encouraged
• nerved
• emboldened
• heartened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of emasculated

Adjective

By contrast, Gercke’s emasculated George speaks in the monotonous style of a man worn down by life. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026

Squeaky voices were comic, or emasculated. — Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026

Verb

No matter what agenda the president espoused—the economic pragmatism of Rafsanjani, the liberal aspirations of Mohammad Khatami, the populist provocations of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the nuclear diplomacy of Hassan Rouhani—Khamenei emasculated him. — Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2026

Jordan continues yapping about being emasculated and being less of a man for staying with his wife. — Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025