LAMED Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

lamed

verb

Definition of lamed

past tense of lame

as in crippled

to cause severe or permanent injury to we were afraid that the horse would be lamed by its horrible fall

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Swaney founded WatchUr6, a cybersecurity company, in 2022 after seeing news reports about a hospital crippled by a cyberattack.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Our protagonist has been crippled with doubts about the miller’s daughter and prone to emotional highs and lows.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of crippled

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This is somewhat reassuring since FEMA now appears to be incapacitated.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
The medical professional also checked the boxes saying Grayson would be incapacitated within six months and his condition was unlikely to improve.

— Jerry Nowicki, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of incapacitated

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In Dnipro, a city in central Ukraine, a Russian daylight attack Friday wounded 12 people, according to local officials.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
Biggart was born in Berlin in 1947, where his father served in the military police, two years after being wounded at the Battle of the Bulge.

— Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of wounded

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Darnold injured his right hip, and there is no timetable for his return, the team announced.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
Among the seven injured was a woman who was visiting her husband, said Anees al-Asbahi, a spokesman for the Houthi-run health ministry.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

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