as in weak
lacking bodily strength
patients should expect to feel very prostrated after the surgery
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as in weakened
to diminish the physical strength of
an athlete prostrated for weeks by a bout of pneumonia
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as in paralyzed
to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move
the huge increase in gas prices really prostrated the nation's economic engine
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as in overwhelmed
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress
a widow prostrated by crushing grief
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as in downed
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall
the boxer bragged that he could prostrate any opponent with a single blow
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prostrated
Adjective
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An atmospheric river should track across California, even into southern California, by Tuesday, March 31, but is currently forecast to remain too weak to cause flooding issues, the WPC said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026 -
At the hospital in Dollow, mothers sat shoulder to shoulder on narrow beds holding frail children, some too weak to cry while others let out soft whimpers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The 14-month war that ended in November 2024, severely weakened the group, with many of its political and military commanders killed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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If Democrats attach every policy wish list to the affordability banner, the message will dissolve into the same blur of priorities that has weakened the party before.—
Richard Yanowitch,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Its drone and missile attacks on neighboring countries and on container ships hoping to transit the Strait of Hormuz have paralyzed the Persian Gulf region.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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Among the suitors vying for her affection were Brad Ledford, who was the driver in the car accident that paralyzed former congressman Madison Cawthorn; Another, Clayton Johnson, was formerly engaged to Lana Del Rey.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Adapted from a Japanese novel, the unusual story revolves around a spirit responsible for guiding transient souls to their next reincarnation, who embarks on a perilous mission with a young girl to prevent her being overwhelmed by her anger and transforming into a monster.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2026
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The Avs overwhelmed the Blackhawks at United Center.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2026
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Colleyville Heritage downed Fort Worth Chisholm Trail 3-1 on Friday.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2026
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Officials reported storm damage, downed power lines and trees and power outages.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Congress has for the most part registered only feeble and ineffective opposition to such executive action.—
Sarah Burns,
The Conversation,
4 Mar. 2026
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Scratches above the dead body reach upward, marks that read as feeble attempts to cling to some semblance of life.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Bake until eggplant has softened and started turning brown on the edges, about 10-15 minutes.—
Judy Bart Kancigor,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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That federal tax relief also has softened state tax revenues.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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The bridge collapse shut down the main shipping channel to the Port of Baltimore and crippled many businesses.—
Caroline Foreback,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Companies that export goods to, or import them from, the Middle East are crippled, as global supply chains are interrupted.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Prostrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prostrated. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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