Synonyms for crippling

Most common

disabling · incapacitating

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   That cripples or incapacitates

Example sentences

• disabling Armed guards aboard the boat returned fire, disabling one of the speedboats.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

9 letters

disabling⁴

14 letters

incapacitating⁶

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (disabling⁴ = 4 syllables).