PROSTRATED Synonyms: 204 Similar and Opposite Words

prostrated 1 of 2

adjective

as in weak

lacking bodily strength patients should expect to feel very prostrated after the surgery

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prostrated

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verb

past tense of prostrate

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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So is Sweden’s Yasin Ayari, who prostrated himself on the field to thank God after the first of his two goals in a victory Sunday over Tunisia — his father’s homeland. — ABC News, 18 June 2026 Groypers believe that for decades America has prostrated itself to immigrants and foreign nations at the expense of its own languishing citizens. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026

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Adjective

Trump was implying Ukraine was in a weak negotiating position and did not have the military resources to fight against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

— Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2026
And some players are turning on the season as seen by them letting the Jaguars tear through weak tackle attempts to the tune of 183 rushing yards and three passing TDs by Trevor Lawrence.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of weak

Verb

The Times also found that the towers had no visible shear walls, and that the uniform orientation of their columns weakened these high-rises against seismic forces.

— Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026
Once a symbol of superlative government competence, the nation’s weakened federal space agency has largely outsourced its extraterrestrial ambitions to the private sector.

— Peter Jamison, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of weakened

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Gas prices have surged about 37% over the past year as the Middle East conflict crippled the global crude trade.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
Mendel argued that Zelenskyy's promise to bring peace at the time stands in stark contrast to the devastating war that has crippled the country and defined much of his presidency.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of crippled

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Peru, a nation of 34 million people, is overwhelmed by challenges, among them the looming arrival of nature’s chaotic climatic agent of El Niño, violent crime and income inequality.

— Luis Andres Henao, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
The providers who have stayed have been overwhelmed by vets’ needs — a dynamic that employees say is playing out in VA hospitals across the country.

— Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of overwhelmed

Verb

Senior forward Kiera Pemberton downed 9 of 11 field goal attempts and led USD with 22 points and added seven rebounds.

— Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Russian attacks knocked out power and water across Kyiv for hours, as Ukraine said its air defenses downed or suppressed 272 of 310 drones overnight.

— Susie Blann, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of downed

Adjective

As Claudia, Curtis is perfectly biting and obnoxious, willing to insert herself into her ex-husband’s life for sport, stomping on his feeble boundaries.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
In 1937, Foyles started the Right Book Club, a rather feeble counterweight to Victor Gollancz’s Left Book Club.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of feeble

Verb

There’s little indication that Miller has softened on immigration whatsoever.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 11 Nov. 2026
But, despite preferring to load the dishwasher rather than attend the ceremony, his attitude appears to have slightly softened after the band's eventual induction this year.

— Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of softened

Verb

In many cases, bullets traveled upward through the body, which can indicate a victim was lying down or otherwise incapacitated, according to the forensic analysis.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Freire is accused of raping one of the women while she was incapacitated.

— Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of incapacitated

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