as in crippled
to cause severe or permanent injury to
we were afraid that the horse would be lamed by its horrible fall
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamed
Verb
-
Despite possessing some of the world’s largest oil reserves, mismanagement and falling global prices have crippled the economy.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025 -
Sanctions have crippled the government’s primary source of revenue, oil exports, limiting the state’s ability to provide for millions of impoverished Iranians through social safety nets.—
Leila Gharagozlou,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
One caller said a delta-8 gummy incapacitated their adult son for several hours.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
-
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
Verb
-
At least four inmates in the Machala Detention Center were reported killed and roughly 36 were wounded.—
Ana María Cañizares,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
-
Five people were wounded in a shooting outside a Safeway supermarket in San Francisco's Outer Richmond neighborhood Saturday night, according to the San Francisco Police Department.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
-
Woll and Stolarz carried the load when each was injured.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
-
Spoelstra was remarkably upbeat before the game, offering gratitude for the outpouring of support from the NBA community and expressing relief that nobody was injured in the inferno.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
-
Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed and maimed in the war; a United Nations commission said in September that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.—
Matt Bradley,
NBC news,
21 Oct. 2025
-
More than 260 people were also injured and maimed.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Lamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamed. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share