Synonyms of immobilized

immobilized 1 of 2

adjective

as in immobile

Related Words

• immobile
• paralyzed
• incapacitated
• diseased
• paraplegic
• quadriplegic
• hemiplegic
• unfit
• disabled
• unwell
• ailing
• sick
• unhealthy
• special-needs
• ill
• unsound
• impaired
• exceptional
• differently abled

Dissimilar Words

• unimpaired
• nondisabled
• well
• able-bodied
• whole
• healthy
• abled
• bouncing
• robust
• sound
• fit
• wholesome
• hearty
• hale
• chipper

immobilized

2 of 2

verb

past tense of immobilize

as in paralyzed

to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move

town councils felt immobilized by the powers newly granted to the state legislation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paralyzed
• crippled
• incapacitated
• weakened
• disabled
• undermined
• hamstrung
• attenuated
• prostrated
• debilitated
• enfeebled
• sapped
• undercut
• tired
• hobbled
• mutilated
• enervated
• knocked out
• maimed
• lamed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• energized
• galvanized
• vitalized
• invigorated
• strengthened
• fortified
• empowered
• restored
• revived
• regenerated
• revitalized
• rejuvenated
• refreshed
• freshened
• refreshened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of immobilized

Adjective

Being completely immobilized and nearly butchered by Jean could easily lead to a lifelong hatred of mutantkind. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026

According to local outlet Listin Diario, Bonilla had undergone surgery to have rods and screws inserted into her back after a tumor was removed, though one screw allegedly pierced her spinal cord, leaving her immobilized from the ribs down. — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026

Before leaving, the team blew up the immobilized aircraft to prevent sophisticated technology from falling into Iranian hands. — Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026

Try taking a census of the immobilized population of Los Angeles — otherwise known as our civic statues, rendered in metal or stone. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026

Valentino, 82, says Cosby drove her to a nearby office and raped her while she was too immobilized to fight back. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2026

Among those paralyzed, 5 to 10 percent die when their breathing muscles become immobilized, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Mar. 2026

Also repurposing Russian immobilized assets, hundreds of billions of dollars in European bank accounts. — U.s. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026

Videos showed immobilized vehicles clogging streets, turning chaos into gridlock. — Ira Goldstein, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2026

Verb

Bathed in the glow of a virtual reality that evolves, unassisted, so rapidly, we are increasingly immobilized. — Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026

In other words, failure of our major institutions need not leave the public powerless and immobilized. — Anandita Sabherwal, Time, 3 Aug. 2026

When knees, ankles and other joints with muscles around them are immobilized, those muscles can atrophy. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 July 2026

The rapid-response unit within the Hellenic Police and the Athens Police Directorate immobilized and disarmed the suspect, detaining the individual on the scene, police said. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 21 July 2026

Increasingly immobilized by zero-sum politics, the federal government remains powerful in theory but is losing much of its capacity to solve many of the nation’s most pressing problems. — John Eger, Mercury News, 17 July 2026

During that time, his left hand was immobilized and his left leg would not respond, although it was not pinned beneath the rubble. — Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026

Only once the animal was immobilized did the jaws come into play, and even then, likely not for a crushing kill. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

What begins as a simple burglary spirals into a nightmarish ordeal after one sister throws out her back and becomes immobilized on the second floor. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 June 2026