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put out of commission

VERB

incapacitate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cripple disable immobilize maim paralyze

STRONG

damage disarm disenable disqualify hamstring hinder hog-tie hurt lame prostrate undermine weaken

WEAK

clip wings lay up take out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist enable help

STRONG

allow assuage permit please soothe strengthen

WEAK

facilitate mobilize

VERB

sabotage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cripple destroy disrupt hamper hinder obstruct subvert torpedo undermine vandalize wreck

STRONG

attack block bollix disable do frustrate

WEAK

break up deep-six do in foul up louse up mess up put out of action screw up take out throw a monkey wrench into

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid allow assist build create encourage help permit promote repair strengthen support

WEAK

abet fix

VERB

lay up

Synonyms

WEAK

beat up confine disable harm hospitalize injure

Antonyms

WEAK

heal help

VERB

smash

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break up demolish disrupt overturn raze shatter topple trash wreck

STRONG

annihilate decimate destruct overthrow ruin tumble

WEAK

lay in ruins lay waste put out of action tear down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build construct fix repair

WEAK

fail lose mend

VERB

wreck

Synonyms

STRONGEST

batter decimate demolish destroy devastate impair injure mangle mar ravage raze ruin sabotage shatter sink smash spoil torpedo trash undermine vandalize wrack

STRONG

bash break capsize crash dash dilapidate efface founder scuttle shipwreck strand subvert total

WEAK

crack up do in mess up pile up run aground smash up take apart take out tear up wrack up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist build construct cure enable fix grow heal help improve mend strengthen

STRONG

obey

WEAK

create repair

Example Sentences

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Before the station was put out of commission, Haskett, said the department tried to keep response times to about two to three minutes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2024

Fire engines were put out of commission for months.

From Washington Times • Oct. 14, 2020

Elsewhere around the South, homes, highways, parks and bridges have been flooded or put out of commission amid the heavy rains and severe storms.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2019

That same prison, which was put out of commission in the 1990s, is where you’ll now find MEIS.

From Washington Post • Jun. 7, 2018

You'd not like to have your dance spoiled by a wad of gum or a flower petal, and perhaps get put out of commission and have to forfeit a contract because of a personal injury.

From The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession by Wayburn, Ned

put out of commission

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