disabling

VERB

render inoperative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

damage debilitate exhaust harm hurt immobilize impair incapacitate knock out maim mangle mutilate paralyze ruin shatter undermine weaken wreck

STRONG

attenuate batter blunt disarm disenable disqualify enervate enfeeble hamstring hock invalidate kibosh mar muzzle pinion prostrate sabotage sap spoil total unbrace unfit

WEAK

hogtie put out of action render incapable shoot down take out throw monkey wrench in unstrengthen

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist benefit build create cure fix heal help improve invigorate mend mobilize repair strengthen

STRONG

increase permit

WEAK

enable

Example Sentences

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"The problem is the industry has a very poor reputation of disabling games once they end support, so the trust from customers for many large publishers just isn't there," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

"Our current plan is, with the help of parliament, get the Digital Fairness Act amended to include the issue of prohibiting publishers from deliberately disabling customer purchases," they said.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

The researchers tested whether disabling DNA repair in this way could improve the effectiveness of existing therapies.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

U.S. forces seized the MV Touska containership in the Gulf of Oman, disabling its propulsion after it violated a blockade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

She once saved a mission by disabling an Indonesian passenger train using only “some rando stuff I found in the snack bar.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti