Synonyms of petrified

petrified

verb

past tense of petrify

as in exhausted

to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality

groupthink and peer pressure have so petrified the thinking of the company's top brass that they haven't produced an innovative product in years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exhausted
• undermined
• drained
• weakened
• desiccated
• dehydrated
• lobotomized
• castrated
• discouraged
• deadened
• wore
• enervated
• devitalized
• damped
• gelded
• debilitated
• enfeebled
• fatigued
• burned out
• dampened
• daunted
• disheartened
• sapped
• burnt out
• dispirited
• demoralized
• wore out
• tuckered (out)
• did in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stimulated
• braced
• energized
• invigorated
• enlivened
• stirred
• vivified
• vitalized
• charged
• excited
• aroused
• roused
• electrified
• quickened
• galvanized
• provoked
• fired
• triggered
• fermented
• inspired
• emboldened
• inflamed
• incited
• cheered
• enflamed
• lifted
• whipped (up)
• sparked
• heartened
• revived
• kindled
• fortified
• resurrected
• fomented
• regenerated
• reawakened
• renewed
• reanimated
• rejuvenated
• buoyed
• reactivated
• resuscitated
• boosted
• instigated
• abetted
• revitalized
• recharged
• reenergized
• rekindled
• reawaked
• refreshed
• re-energized
• reawoke

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• stimulated
• braced
• energized
• invigorated
• enlivened
• stirred
• vivified
• vitalized
• charged
• excited
• aroused
• roused
• electrified
• quickened
• galvanized
• provoked
• fired
• triggered
• fermented
• inspired
• emboldened
• inflamed
• incited
• cheered
• enflamed
• lifted
• whipped (up)
• sparked
• heartened
• revived
• kindled
• fortified
• resurrected
• fomented
• regenerated
• reawakened
• renewed
• reanimated
• rejuvenated
• buoyed
• reactivated
• resuscitated
• boosted
• instigated
• abetted
• revitalized
• recharged
• reenergized
• rekindled
• reawaked
• refreshed
• re-energized
• reawoke

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