palsy

The word “palsy” has 2 syllables: pal-sy

It's pronounced as /ˈpɔːlzi/

What is synonym and antonym for palsy?

In the thesaurus, “palsy” has 152 synonyms and 78 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for palsy along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for palsy

adoring
affable
affectionate
agreeable
amicable
anesthetize
approachable
arrest
astound
athetosis
bemuse
benumb
bonhomous
bring to grinding halt
brotherly
buddy-buddy
cerebral palsy
chummy
close
clubby
collegial
comfortable
companionable
complacent
comradely
confidential
congenial
conversable
convivial
cordial
cozy
cozy with
damage
daunt
daze
deaden
dear
debilitate
debilitation
debility
decrepitude
demolish
destroy
devoted
diplegia
disability
disable
disarm
easy
enfeeble
enfeeblement
extraverted
extroverted
familiar
feebleness
folksy
fond
forward
frailness
frailty
fraternal
free
free-and-easy
freeze
fresh
friendly
genial
good-natured
good-tempered
gracious
gregarious
hail-fellow
hail-fellow-well-met
halt
harm
hearty
hemiplegia
hospitable
hurt
impair
impairment
impudent
incapacitate
infirmity
informal
injure
intimate
intrusive
jolly
jovial
knock out
lame
lameness
lovesome
loving
maim
make inert
make nerveless
matey
mellow
merry
multiple sclerosis
mutilate
near
neighborly
nervy
nice
nonplus
numb
obtrusive
officious
open
outgoing
pally
palsy-walsy
paralysis
paralyze
paraplegia
paresis
petrify
poliomyelitis
presuming
presumptuous
prostrate
quadriplegia
relaxed
sassy
shut down
sisterly
smart
snug
sociable
social
spastic paralysis
stop dead
stun
stupefy
sweet
tender
tenderhearted
thick
tight
tight with
transfix
unceremonious
unconstrained
unreserved
warm
warmhearted
weaken
weakness
wise

Antonyms for palsy

aggressive
aid
alienated
aloof
antagonistic
argumentative
assist
bellicose
belligerent
bore
build
chilly
clear up
cold
cold-blooded
combative
comfort
construct
contentious
continue
cool
disputatious
distant
embolden
encourage
enlighten
enliven
estranged
explain
foreign
frigid
frosty
glacial
help
hostile
icy
ignorant
improve
incite
inhospitable
inimical
loose
mobility
mobilize
motility
new
opposing
please
pugnacious
quarrelsome
release
repair
reserved
restore
scrappy
sensation
soothe
stimulate
strange
strengthen
stupid
truculent
unacquainted
unapproachable
uncomfortable
uncommon
undistinguished
unfamiliar
unfriendly
unhappy
unintelligent
unknowledgeable
unknown
unremarkable
unsociable
unsocial
wintery
wintry

Meanings of palsy

noun
1. Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking.
verb
1. To paralyse, either completely or partially.
adjective
1. Chummy, friendly.

Example Sentences

The doctor diagnosed him with Bell's palsy, which caused temporary facial paralysis.
Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that affect a person's ability to move and maintain balance.
Despite his palsy, he remained positive and active in his community.
She learned that her friend's trembling hands were due to palsy.
Advances in therapy have greatly improved the quality of life for those with palsy.

On this page you'll find 230 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to palsy, such as: adoring, affable, affectionate, aggressive, agreeable, aid, alienated.

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