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

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

She said revoking access can include disabling the account, banning other accounts of the same user and taking steps to detect and stop the user from opening new accounts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Number 10 said some social media companies had already "stepped up" by putting in place protections like disabling autoplay for children by default and giving more control to parents over screen time.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 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