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Synonyms & Antonyms of gelded

(Entry 1 of 2)

as in emasculated, castrated

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for gelded

castrated,
emasculated

altered,
desexed,
neutered,
sterilized

spayed

barren,
fruitless,
impotent,
infertile,
sterile,
unfruitful

unproductive

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for gelded

fat,
fertile,
fruitful

fecund,
luxuriant,
productive,
prolific

enriched,
fertilized,
rich

impregnated,
pregnant

potent

bearing,
producing,
yielding

blooming,
bursting,
flourishing,
swarming,
teeming

gelded

verb

past tense of geld

Synonyms & Antonyms of gelded (Entry 2 of 2)

to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality

by the time of the fourth rewrite, the screenplay had pretty much been gelded of all originality

Synonyms for gelded

castrated,
damped,
dampened,
deadened,
dehydrated,
desiccated,
devitalized,
enervated,
lobotomized,
petrified

Words Related to gelded

burned out
(or burnt out),
debilitated,
did in,
drained,
enfeebled,
exhausted,
fatigued,
sapped,
tuckered (out),
undermined,
weakened,
wore,
wore out

daunted,
demoralized,
discouraged,
disheartened,
dispirited

Near Antonyms for gelded

aroused,
roused,
stirred

charged,
electrified,
galvanized

excited,
fermented,
fired,
fomented,
incited,
inflamed
(also enflamed),
instigated,
kindled,
provoked,
sparked,
triggered,
whipped (up)

abetted,
boosted,
buoyed,
cheered,
emboldened,
fortified,
heartened,
inspired,
lifted

reactivated,
reanimated,
reawakened,
reawoke,
recharged,
reenergized
(or re-energized),
refreshed,
regenerated,
rejuvenated,
rekindled,
renewed,
resurrected,
resuscitated,
revitalized,
revived

Antonyms for gelded

braced,
energized,
enlivened,
invigorated,
quickened,
stimulated,
vitalized,
vivified

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