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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Western countries could exploit weak points in supply chains for many of Russia's advanced fighter jets, including by tightening up sanctions as Ukraine strikes Russia's industrial facilities, according to a new report.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025 -
Respiratory difficulty, constipation, poor feeding, drooping eyelids and a weak and altered cry are among the symptoms of infant botulism.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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With some estimates putting wave heights as much as 35 feet, weakened hatch covers would have been vulnerable to such waves.—
Stephen J. Beard,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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The years of horrific violence have weakened Sudan, plunging its institutions into chaos and making its population more vulnerable and poorer.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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At least a million monkeys died in the race to develop vaccines for polio, which had previously paralyzed thousands of children each year.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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This induces what’s known as a state of tonic immobility, where the shark loses awareness of its surroundings, essentially becoming paralyzed.—
Outside,
Outside,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The flood of people overwhelmed Bajo Chiquito, an impoverished community of 382 members of the Indigenous Emberá-Wounaan people.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Food banks nationwide are overwhelmed by surging demand, with long lines and limited supplies.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Please send your reports of hail or wind damage, including trees or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office in Wilmington at 1 800 697 3901.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
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Report downed power lines to the police.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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And honestly, what could be more feeble?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Their calculations show that a feeble interaction between the inflaton field and elementary particles called gluons would be sufficient to warm up inflation.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Add bell pepper, onion, scallions; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 4 minutes.—
Amanda Stanfield,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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But that’s also true of every Democrat who won on Tuesday — including Mamdani himself, who has softened some of his stances on policing including past calls to defund the NYPD and build no new jails.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
6 Nov. 2025
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Despite possessing some of the world’s largest oil reserves, mismanagement and falling global prices have crippled the economy.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Sanctions have crippled the government’s primary source of revenue, oil exports, limiting the state’s ability to provide for millions of impoverished Iranians through social safety nets.—
Leila Gharagozlou,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Prostrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prostrated. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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