Synonyms of incapacitated

incapacitated 1 of 2

adjective

as in disabled

Related Words

• disabled
• debilitated
• infirm
• enfeebled
• paralyzed
• feeble
• invalid
• weakened
• weak
• prostrate
• frail
• powerless
• faint
• softened
• wasted
• impotent
• asthenic
• wimpy
• languid
• prostrated
• enervated
• sapped
• decrepit
• down-and-out
• effete
• unsubstantial
• slight
• tender
• injured
• wimpish
• groggy
• soft
• fragile
• woozy
• exhausted
• low
• delicate
• dizzy
• drained
• impaired
• breakable
• broken-down
• tired
• damaged
• unsteady
• flimsy
• vulnerable
• weary
• rocky
• hurt
• susceptible
• flagging
• harmed
• unsound
• resistless
• yielding
• worn-out
• unresistant

Dissimilar Words

• powerful
• strong
• mighty
• able-bodied
• muscular
• rugged
• stalwart
• stout
• athletic
• hard
• virile
• fit
• tough
• hardy
• beefy
• sturdy
• brawny
• robust
• hardened
• husky
• sinewy
• lusty
• capable
• strengthened
• competent
• fortified
• vigorous
• energetic
• healthy
• energized
• sound
• strapping
• recovering
• inured
• hale
• toughened
• red-blooded
• invigorated
• vitalized
• convalescing
• recuperating

incapacitated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of incapacitate

1

as in paralyzed

to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move

the malfunctioning of a single component can incapacitate the engine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paralyzed
• crippled
• disabled
• weakened
• immobilized
• undermined
• hamstrung
• debilitated
• attenuated
• enfeebled
• prostrated
• tired
• sapped
• mutilated
• undercut
• hobbled
• enervated
• maimed
• knocked out
• lamed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• energized
• invigorated
• galvanized
• vitalized
• strengthened
• empowered
• fortified
• restored
• revived
• regenerated
• refreshed
• rejuvenated
• revitalized
• freshened
• refreshened

2

as in crippled

to cause severe or permanent injury to

the stroke left her completely incapacitated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crippled
• wounded
• injured
• disabled
• damaged
• scarred
• maimed
• mutilated
• bruised
• killed
• paralyzed
• hurt
• lamed
• impaired
• hit
• hamstrung
• battered
• hobbled
• disfigured
• dismembered
• mangled
• harmed
• mauled
• lacerated
• murdered
• beat
• tortured
• gored
• winged
• pummeled
• licked
• punched
• buffeted
• bludgeoned
• smacked
• smashed
• whacked
• whipped
• roughed (up)
• slapped
• kneecapped
• tormented
• banged
• pounded
• hammered
• thrashed
• socked
• thumped
• spanked
• boxed
• swatted
• lashed
• swiped
• bashed
• pelted
• bunged up
• flogged
• belted
• pasted
• laced
• broke
• lambasted
• thwacked
• drubbed
• pommeled
• walloped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cured
• healed
• remedied
• rehabilitated
• fixed
• restored
• repaired
• mended
• renewed
• patched
• doctored
• rejuvenated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of incapacitated

Adjective

Israeli President Isaac Herzog pardoned a soldier who shot and killed an incapacitated Palestinian attacker in the occupied West Bank in 2016, despite opposition from the military’s chief of staff. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Chinese military aircraft researchers are exploring flight-control systems that could keep future fighters flying if pilots become incapacitated. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026

Verb

She has been incapacitated after a car accident but has left copious notes for the next book in a series. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

Reeger became a hero after taking out several Klingon cruisers at the Battle of Zeta Reticuli, but he was actually incapacitated at the time and took the credit for George's heroic actions, stalling Kirk Sr's career in the process. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2026