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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Gas prices have surged about 37% over the past year as the Middle East conflict crippled the global crude trade.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
Mendel argued that Zelenskyy's promise to bring peace at the time stands in stark contrast to the devastating war that has crippled the country and defined much of his presidency.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of crippled

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In many cases, bullets traveled upward through the body, which can indicate a victim was lying down or otherwise incapacitated, according to the forensic analysis.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Freire is accused of raping one of the women while she was incapacitated.

— Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of incapacitated

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In the Dnipro area, rescuers pulled a woman alive from the rubble Tuesday morning, after a Russian attack killed one person and wounded 17, local authorities said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
The gunfire killed 31-year-old Constance Hages, who was pregnant, and wounded six other people.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of wounded

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Roché said six people, including minors, had been maimed in three weeks of protests, losing hands or eyes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026
Through its stance, the NHL bears a share of responsibility for the people killed and maimed in Russia’s war in Ukraine.

— Dominik Hasek, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026

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