paralyze
The word “paralyze” has 3 syllables: par-a-lyze
It's pronounced as /ˈpær.ə.laɪz/
What is synonym and antonym for paralyze?
In the thesaurus, “paralyze” has 77 synonyms and 39 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for paralyze along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for paralyze
- anesthetize
- arrest
- astound
- attenuate
- bemuse
- benumb
- bring to grinding halt
- close
- craze
- cripple
- daunt
- daze
- deaden
- debilitate
- demolish
- demoralize
- derange
- destroy
- disable
- disarm
- discompose
- discourage
- dishearten
- dismay
- dispirit
- disquiet
- disturb
- emasculate
- enervate
- enfeeble
- faze
- freeze
- frighten
- halt
- hamstring
- hobble
- immobilize
- incapacitate
- intimidate
- knock out
- lame
- madden
- maim
- make inert
- make nerveless
- mutilate
- neuter
- nonplus
- numb
- palsy
- perturb
- petrify
- prostrate
- sap
- scare
- shut down
- soften
- stop dead
- stun
- stupefy
- terrify
- terrorize
- tire
- transfix
- unbalance
- undercut
- undermine
- undo
- unhinge
- unman
- unnerve
- unsettle
- unstring
- upset
- waste
- weaken
- weird out
Antonyms for paralyze
- aid
- assist
- bore
- build
- clear up
- comfort
- construct
- continue
- embolden
- empower
- encourage
- energize
- enlighten
- enliven
- explain
- fortify
- freshen
- galvanize
- hearten
- help
- improve
- incite
- invigorate
- mobilize
- nerve
- please
- refresh
- refreshen
- regenerate
- rejuvenate
- release
- repair
- restore
- revitalize
- revive
- soothe
- stimulate
- strengthen
- vitalize
Meanings of paralyze
- verb
- To afflict with paralysis.
- To render unable to move; to immobilize.
- To render unable to function properly.
Example Sentences
- The venom from the snake can paralyze its prey almost instantly.
- Fear can sometimes paralyze a person, preventing them from taking action.
- The doctor warned that the medication could temporarily paralyze certain muscle groups.
- A sudden shock can paralyze someone with indecision in a critical moment.
- The storm threatened to paralyze the city with heavy snowfall and strong winds.
On this page you'll find 116 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to paralyze, such as: aid, anesthetize, arrest, assist, astound, attenuate, bemuse.
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Related Words
callus
- acclimate
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- petrify
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- teach
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daze
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- batter
- beat
- bedazzle
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- belt
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- blind
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- bop
- bowl over
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- clock
- cloudiness
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- cuff
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- fog
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- hammer
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- hit
- knock down
- knock for a loop
- knock out
- knock silly
- lala-land
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- nadaville
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- paralysis
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- paste
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- stupefaction
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- thwack
- trance
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- whack
- whale
dazed
- addle
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- at sea
- banged
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- bedazzled
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- befuddled
- belted
- bemused
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- buffeted
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- clobbered
- clocked
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- confounded
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- dazzled
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- disoriented
- distracted
- dizzy
- dopey
- dopy
- drubbed
- fogged
- hammered
- hit
- knocked down
- knocked for a loop
- knocked out
- knocked silly
- mangled
- mauled
- mixed-up
- muddleheaded
- muzzy
- numbed
- out of it
- overpowered
- overwhelmed
- paralyzed
- pasted
- pelted
- pixilated
- pixillated
- pounded
- pummeled
- pummelled
- punch-drunk
- punched
- punchy
- raddled
- rapped
- rocked
- senseless
- shell-shocked
- silly
- slammed
- slaphappy
- slapped
- slugged
- smacked
- smote
- socked
- spaced
- spaced-out
- spacey
- spacy
- struck
- stunned
- stupefied
- swatted
- thumped
- thwacked
- unconscious
- walloped
- whacked
- whaled
- zonked
- zonked-out
dazes
- bangs
- bashes
- batters
- beats
- bedazzles
- belts
- benumbs
- blinds
- bludgeons
- bonks
- bops
- bowls over
- buffets
- bungs
- chops
- clobbers
- clocks
- clouts
- confuses
- cuffs
- dazzles
- deadens
- drubs
- hammers
- hits
- knocks down
- knocks for a loop
- knocks out
- knocks silly
- mangles
- mauls
- numbs
- overpowers
- overwhelms
- paralyzes
- pastes
- pelts
- pounds
- pummels
- punches
- raps
- rocks
- slams
- slaps
- slugs
- smacks
- smites
- socks
- strikes
- stuns
- stupefies
- swats
- thumps
- thwacks
- wallops
- whacks
- whales
deaden
- KO
- abate
- alleviate
- anesthetize
- benumb
- blunt
- burn out
- castrate
- cauterize
- check
- chloroform
- consume
- cushion
- damp
- dampen
- daunt
- debilitate
- decrease
- dehydrate
- demoralize
- depress
- deprive
- desensitize
- desiccate
- destroy
- devitalize
- dim
- diminish
- discourage
- dishearten
- dispirit
- do in
- dope
- drain
- drown
- dull
- dwindle
- ease
- enervate
- enfeeble
- etherize
- exhaust
- fatigue
- freeze
- frustrate
- gas
- geld
- hush
- impair
- incapacitate
- injure
- knock out
- lay out
- lessen
- lighten
- lobotomize
- lower
- moderate
- muffle
- mute
- numb
- paralyze
- petrify
- put out of order
- put to sleep
- quieten
- recede
- reduce
- repress
- retard
- sap
- slow
- smother
- soften
- stifle
- stun
- stupefy
- subdue
- subside
- suppress
- tire
- tone down
- undermine
- unnerve
- wane
- weaken
- wear
- wear out