as in paralyzed
to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move
town councils felt immobilized by the powers newly granted to the state legislation
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Recent Examples of immobilized
Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Almost overnight, companies across the country became immobilized, and face-to-face business models broke down.
—Suresh Rajapakse, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
Two seconds, three, all of us immobilized in shock while my son, the toddler, went down like a ship’s anchor, all the way down through nine feet of water to the dappled sloping bottom.
—T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
But, at the time, the news was devastating; Stein-Lobovits spent many months sobbing on the couch, immobilized by loss and fear.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
After he was immobilized, officers shocked him multiple times with a stun gun, according to the lawsuit.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Freshman tight end Jacob Alvarez is also among the injured, wearing a cast on his right arm that immobilized his thumb.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
People avoided crowded places during epidemics, and hospital wards filled with children encased in iron lungs after the virus immobilized their breathing muscles.
—CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
Valentino, 82, alleged Cosby drove her to a nearby office and raped her while she was too immobilized to fight back.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Almost overnight, companies across the country became immobilized, and face-to-face business models broke down.
—Suresh Rajapakse, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
After slipping downstairs and getting poisoned, among other humiliating acts, Carr ends up in a body cast and in a puddle of his own waste with his arm immobilized in a persistent sieg heil.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
Two seconds, three, all of us immobilized in shock while my son, the toddler, went down like a ship’s anchor, all the way down through nine feet of water to the dappled sloping bottom.
—T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
But, at the time, the news was devastating; Stein-Lobovits spent many months sobbing on the couch, immobilized by loss and fear.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
After he was immobilized, officers shocked him multiple times with a stun gun, according to the lawsuit.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Freshman tight end Jacob Alvarez is also among the injured, wearing a cast on his right arm that immobilized his thumb.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
People avoided crowded places during epidemics, and hospital wards filled with children encased in iron lungs after the virus immobilized their breathing muscles.
—CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immobilized
Verb
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How old was Christopher Reeve when he was paralyzed?—
Maddie Garfinkle,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Hong Kong/Tokyo — Japan’s favorite beer brand is reeling from a cyberattack that paralyzed its production last week.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The degree of difficulty rises significantly with the immobile Flacco, but the Bengals will be banking on his understanding of getting the ball out to avoid those hits.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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After copulating, the two males lay immobile on the seafloor as the female swam away.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Another hunter had crippled him.—
Robert Merchant,
Outdoor Life,
1 Oct. 2025
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Such a finding could’ve crippled the operations of Google, Meta and X, among various others.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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One caller said a delta-8 gummy incapacitated their adult son for several hours.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Another note that came up in the responses to this question is that everyone, of any age, should make sure that there are plans in place for a friend or relative to take care of the dog if the owner is incapacitated or dies.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Immobilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immobilized. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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