LAMING Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

laming

verb

present participle of lame

as in crippling

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

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The flip side is that the state suffers crippling deficits when the market tanks, as during the Global Financial Crisis.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
In the days after the ceasefire broke down, the Houthis announced a blockade on Saudi shipping, and launched attacks crippling Saudi Arabia’s oil export infrastructure.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of crippling

Verb

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

Definition of incapacitating

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Officials said apartment buildings and industrial infrastructure in three regions were targeted, wounding eight people.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Officials said that apartment buildings and industrial infrastructure in three regions were targeted, wounding eight people.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of wounding

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The officer positioned themself ahead of the vehicle and deployed tire deflation devices, disabling the vehicle’s front driver’s-side tire, according to police.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026
In a historic settlement with 48 states in August, Meta agreed to pay up to $18 billion and make significant changes to its apps for young users including setting time limits, disabling some filters and hiding like counts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of disabling

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In Paris, rioters targeted police with Molotov cocktails at the end of Saturday’s march on the city’s eastern edge, injuring three officers and setting a car ablaze, police said.

— Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Several days later, a commuter train near Barcelona derailed, killing the driver and injuring dozens of other people.

— Hernan Muñoz, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of injuring

Verb

The trailer ends with Antonia Thomas, Fina Strazza, Viswanathan and Poehler’s characters maiming themselves for the cause.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026
That’s how this season starts, and Reacher’s methods of maiming and/or killing only get more elaborate.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of maiming

Verb

Insects like ants and termites that might be drawn to a tempting tree stump can multiply and affect an entire property, potentially damaging healthy plant life directly and/or by spreading fungi or pathogens to nearby trees and plants.

— Steven John, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2026
Nationwide, vandals have filmed themselves on social media damaging or defacing Flock cameras.

— Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of damaging

Verb

East Village resident Daniel Rakowitz was charged with killing and mutilating a female acquaintance in 1989, then trying to get rid of the evidence by making soup out of her remains and serving it in Tompkins Square Park.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026
The 21-year-old pleaded not guilty last month to charges including first-degree murder with special circumstances, lewd and lascivious acts with an individual under 14 and mutilating a body.

— Austin Turner, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of mutilating

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