Showing Results for "disabling"

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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By disabling the protein, known as NFIL3, the scientists found that these engineered immune cells remained active longer and were better able to attack tumors.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

“It’s been very disabling at work, with friends, with family — a lot of sleepless nights.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Under Spain's 2021 law, any Spanish adult over 18 requesting euthanasia must be suffering from an incurable disease or "serious, chronic and disabling condition" and their decision must be taken free of external pressure.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The lawsuits were essential in disabling that attack, and winning the lawsuits made it clear that those kinds of efforts wouldn’t succeed.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

Terryl remembers that Danny, to make sure church wasn’t an option, would sometimes take the distributor cap off of Kathie’s long, chocolate brown Cadillac, disabling the aging sedan.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel