Synonyms for cripple
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Weaken — to damage seriously; to destroy
weaken, maim, injure, impair, destroy, hurt, mutilate, damage, wreck, mayhem dated, scathe dated UK
2. Disable — to make someone a cripple; to cause someone to become physically impaired
3. Restrict — to release a product (especially a computer program) with reduced functionality, in some cases, making the…
Noun
Definitions
- v. 1
To make someone a cripple; to cause someone to become physically impaired.
The car bomb crippled five passers-by.
- v. 2
To damage seriously; to destroy.
My ambitions were crippled by a lack of money.
- v. 3
To release a product (especially a computer program) with reduced functionality, in some cases, making the item essentially worthless.
The word processor was released in a crippled demonstration version that did not allow you to save.
- n. 1
A person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.
He returned from war a cripple.
Related words
Example sentences
- weaken This could profoundly weaken the Algerian economy.
- injure You have to be careful so as not to injure yourself.
- impair Social media could greatly impair the intelligence of our kids.
- maim If you try to stare down a bear, it will maim you.
- disable You are about to disable two-factor authentication.
By length
- 4 letters
- hurt1, lame1, nerf, gimp, maim1
- 5 letters
- limit2, wreck1, cramp1
- 6 letters
- damage2, weaken2, mayhem2, injure2, impair2, scathe
- 7 letters
- destroy2, invalid3, exhaust2, disable3
- 8 letters
- disabled3, restrict2, handicap3, mutilate3, stultify3
- 9 letters
- hamstring2, disenable
- 12 letters
- incapacitate5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (limit2 = 2 syllables).