Synonyms of geld

geld

verb

ˈgeld 

as in to undermine

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 & Similar Words

• undermine
• castrate
• weaken
• drain
• exhaust
• wear
• petrify
• devitalize
• enervate
• desiccate
• deaden
• dehydrate
• damp
• lobotomize
• sap
• discourage
• dampen
• burn out
• wear out
• debilitate
• enfeeble
• tucker (out)
• dishearten
• fatigue
• do in
• daunt
• demoralize
• dispirit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stimulate
• quicken
• brace
• stir
• rouse
• arouse
• invigorate
• energize
• charge
• enliven
• vitalize
• vivify
• trigger
• electrify
• galvanize
• incite
• kindle
• provoke
• foment
• lift
• inflame
• fire
• whip (up)
• abet
• excite
• hearten
• ferment
• inspire
• fortify
• instigate
• renew
• cheer
• spark
• buoy
• boost
• revive
• resuscitate
• resurrect
• embolden
• reanimate
• regenerate
• revitalize
• reactivate
• recharge
• refresh
• rejuvenate
• reawaken
• rekindle
• reenergize
• reawake

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of geld

By gelding a choirboy, the Church would suspend his gossamer vocal cords so that a child’s song could live on in a man’s throat, backed, crucially, by a man’s powerful lungs. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026

While Anarchist is the morning-line, 7-2 favorite in the 11-horse field, the sentimental favorite will be 9-year-old gelding C Z Rocket. — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2023

An Oldenburg gelding in the horse barn, which is paved with rubber tiles; another stall contains a 1900s French armchair, a 19th-century table, and bird prints. — Anita Sarsidi, ELLE Decor, 1 June 2023

Once there, we were greeted wordlessly by some Navajo cowboys and paired up with our mounts, mine a paint gelding with a wild look in his eyes. — Guy Trebay, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2018