as in crippling
to cause severe or permanent injury to
on-the-job accidents maim far too many workers every year
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in mutilation
Related Words
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
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.
Recent Examples of maiming
Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 30 Sep. 2025
While non-State armed groups are said to be responsible for almost 50% of grave violations, government forces were the main perpetrators of the killing and maiming of children, attacks on schools and hospitals, and the denial of humanitarian access.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
To my relief and delight, the firearm had not exploded in my face, maiming me for life.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
The attack included fighters flying gliders into a music festival and seizing kibbutzim along the Gaza border, killing, maiming and kidnapping civilians.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
Irish butter may now an internationally marketable commodity, but in Swift’s day, the Irish peasantry fought back against their replacement by cattle by maiming and driving the unfortunate cattle off cliffs.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 30 Sep. 2025
Horror deals with the fear of violence, maiming, being haunted by things.
—Karim Kattan, The Dial, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
The Irish Parliament, elected on an extremely limited franchise (Irish Catholics couldn’t vote for most of the eighteenth century), responded with a bill to prevent the maiming of cattle in 1711.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 30 Sep. 2025
While non-State armed groups are said to be responsible for almost 50% of grave violations, government forces were the main perpetrators of the killing and maiming of children, attacks on schools and hospitals, and the denial of humanitarian access.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
By holding a button, a simple katana suddenly becomes a 10-foot blade, or a rapier sprouts a demolition-grade power drill — all capable of viscerally dismembering and maiming foes.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
To my relief and delight, the firearm had not exploded in my face, maiming me for life.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
The attack included fighters flying gliders into a music festival and seizing kibbutzim along the Gaza border, killing, maiming and kidnapping civilians.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
Irish butter may now an internationally marketable commodity, but in Swift’s day, the Irish peasantry fought back against their replacement by cattle by maiming and driving the unfortunate cattle off cliffs.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 30 Sep. 2025
Horror deals with the fear of violence, maiming, being haunted by things.
—Karim Kattan, The Dial, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maiming
Verb
-
On December 7, 1941, 353 Japanese aircraft attacked Pearl Harbor, killing 2,403 Americans and crippling much of the Pacific Fleet.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
-
Perreira agrees that the financial imbalance in the game is crippling West Indies.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Schabusiness was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of murder, rape and mutilation back in 2023.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
-
Jonathan Renteria was arrested on Sept. 11 and was charged with murder and the mutilation of human remains.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
He is accused of slipping incapacitating drugs into victims’ food or drinks before assaulting them between 2021 and 2024.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
-
While the name suggests something far more trivial, significant damage to the ligaments of the metatarsophalangeal joint can be incapacitating.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
When morality clauses first appeared in Hollywood in the 1920s, they were meant to protect studios from scandal—actors getting drunk, producers getting indicted, the usual mayhem.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
-
The kids run the film, and supernatural mayhem ensues.—
Robert Lloyd,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Williams shot two, police say, wounding one and killing Comeaux.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Oct. 2025
-
Gaza accused Israel last week of violating the ceasefire dozens of times, killing over 40 civilians and wounding nearly 150.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Yet the king hides this violence from his three sons.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
-
Yes, there’s violence, but that comes from poverty, lack of resources, and generations of neglect.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Interior offensive lineman Damien Lewis was back on the field Wednesday for the first time since injuring his shoulder on Thursday of last week.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Oct. 2025
-
Communists and Nazis clashed over the following weeks, killing and injuring hundreds.—
Time,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
The Times reported that Benkired lured Lola to her apartment before raping her, mutilating her and eventually fatally suffocating her with duct tape.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
-
Koch was never convicted of mutilating the corpses of the people who were murdered in Buchenwald; though some gruesome items were discovered there, there was no proof that they were connected to her.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Rolling Stone,
8 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Maiming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maiming. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share