Synonyms of lobotomize

lobotomize

verb

lō-ˈbä-tə-ˌmīz 

as in to undermine

to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality

fear of saying anything controversial has so lobotomized this book on geopolitics that it fails to say anything at all

Synonyms & Similar Words

• undermine
• castrate
• weaken
• drain
• exhaust
• wear
• deaden
• petrify
• dehydrate
• dampen
• devitalize
• discourage
• enervate
• damp
• desiccate
• debilitate
• geld
• wear out
• burn out
• enfeeble
• sap
• fatigue
• demoralize
• dishearten
• daunt
• tucker (out)
• dispirit
• do in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stimulate
• energize
• stir
• vitalize
• invigorate
• enliven
• rouse
• quicken
• arouse
• vivify
• brace
• charge
• galvanize
• provoke
• electrify
• trigger
• incite
• excite
• lift
• inspire
• foment
• fire
• instigate
• whip (up)
• inflame
• fortify
• spark
• revive
• ferment
• resurrect
• boost
• kindle
• revitalize
• cheer
• regenerate
• reactivate
• resuscitate
• renew
• abet
• embolden
• rejuvenate
• buoy
• refresh
• reawaken
• reanimate
• hearten
• recharge
• rekindle
• reenergize
• reawake

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lobotomize

All’s Fair is a 2010s Shonda Rhimes procedural on steroid shots and Goop supplements, if everyone in the writers’ room had been freshly lobotomized. — Judy Berman, Time, 5 Nov. 2025

Neuro procedures are always the scariest, because the surgeons are basically poking around in a little black box and staring at brain waves and hoping their patients don’t wake up partially lobotomized. — Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025

According to the film’s psychiatric adviser, Professor James Gilligan, however, who spoke to The Guardian in 2010, Andrew was aware of his actions when he was ordered to be lobotomized. — Nicole Briese, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025

Quinn also needed to lobotomize the football culture and get players to buy into his team-over-me standard. — Ben Standig, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024