Synonyms of incapacitating

incapacitating

verb

present participle of incapacitate

1

as in paralyzing

to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move

the malfunctioning of a single component can incapacitate the engine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paralyzing
• crippling
• disabling
• undermining
• immobilizing
• weakening
• debilitating
• hamstringing
• attenuating
• sapping
• undercutting
• prostrating
• enervating
• tiring
• maiming
• mutilating
• enfeebling
• hobbling
• laming
• knocking out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• energizing
• invigorating
• galvanizing
• vitalizing
• strengthening
• fortifying
• empowering
• restoring
• regenerating
• reviving
• revitalizing
• rejuvenating
• refreshing
• freshening
• refreshening

2

as in crippling

to cause severe or permanent injury to

the stroke left her completely incapacitated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crippling
• disabling
• wounding
• injuring
• damaging
• maiming
• bruising
• mutilating
• killing
• paralyzing
• scarring
• hurting
• laming
• hitting
• impairing
• beating
• battering
• disfiguring
• lacerating
• dismembering
• hobbling
• hamstringing
• mauling
• harming
• mangling
• torturing
• licking
• murdering
• pounding
• winging
• pummeling
• smacking
• bludgeoning
• goring
• tormenting
• punching
• buffeting
• whipping
• smashing
• hammering
• slapping
• thumping
• whacking
• banging
• swatting
• roughing (up)
• pelting
• kneecapping
• thrashing
• lashing
• boxing
• socking
• belting
• spanking
• bashing
• swiping
• flogging
• walloping
• pasting
• thwacking
• lambasting
• breaking
• lacing
• drubbing
• bunging up
• pommeling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• healing
• curing
• remedying
• rehabilitating
• fixing
• repairing
• patching
• restoring
• mending
• renewing
• doctoring
• rejuvenating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of incapacitating

The driver, according to the crash report, suffered incapacitating injuries. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Fragments of the powerhouse author’s path to her incapacitating accident then unfold through Lowen’s POV, starting with Verity’s steamy first encounter with Jeremy. — Fawnia Soo Hoo, Allure, 5 Oct. 2026

Smit Machchhar with the cockpit's crash axe, incapacitating him and causing the aircraft to plummet before passengers on board seized control of the plane. — Michael Sinkewicz , Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

The video shows the Taser not incapacitating her and the woman walking quickly toward the officers while waving the knives in front of her. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

All that before disorienting and incapacitating a potential school shooter in about a minute. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

The driver hits Leatherface in the head with a wrench, incapacitating him long enough for the driver to run away and Sally to jump into the cab of a passing pickup truck. — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026

Tabitha grabs one of the weird, spooky totem things and drives it through the chest of the scarecrow monster attacking Donna, killing it – or at least incapacitating it – and the scarecrows retreat. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026

One of four passengers in Bain’s car, 22-year-old Destiny Betts, suffered incapacitating injuries and was transported to the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial from the scene, according to the report. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026