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as in paralyzed
to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move
the malfunctioning of a single component can incapacitate the engine
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as in crippled
to cause severe or permanent injury to
the stroke left her completely incapacitated
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Recent Examples of incapacitated
Adam Reiss, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
Not have been declared by a court to be either totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
The lieutenant governor assumes the top job if the governor is incapacitated or dies.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Prosecutors accused him of filming and sharing a video of an incapacitated 17-year-old girl in April 2009.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
Not have been declared by a court to be either totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
Mojtaba Khamenei’s absence from public life has raised speculation that he could be incapacitated or dead.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
The lieutenant governor assumes the top job if the governor is incapacitated or dies.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incapacitated
Adjective
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Both are now used by millions of people who don’t identify as disabled.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
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The dog’s owner, Tom, described himself as a 65-year-old disabled veteran.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, as Iranian strikes have paralyzed LNG production in Qatar, the Gulf is increasingly betting on the US’ LNG boom.—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
18 May 2026
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The city was briefly paralyzed.—
Steve Fisher,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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But his personal and party polls are dismal, crippled by what critics and analysts say has been a series of unforced errors.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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That has crippled Iran’s two biggest non-oil exports, and higher prices have affected everything from plastics to pipes, to fabrics and packaging for groceries like milk, butter and cheese.—
Amir-Hussein Radjy,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The number of Ukrainian civilian casualties verified by the United Nations increased by 21% in the first four months of this year, compared with the same period last year, with 815 civilians killed and 4,174 wounded.—
Dan Bashakov,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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In Chicago, one police officer was killed and another seriously wounded during a shooting April 25 at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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Earlier this month, Nancy Guthrie, the elderly and infirm mother of Today show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, was violently taken from her home in Tucson, Arizona.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Feb. 2026
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The four Democratic members of the JBC, which controls the state budget, asked with growing consternation why the Department of Corrections hadn’t brought them a plan to address overcrowding, to step up releases of old and infirm inmates, or to improve its own shortcomings.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
22 Jan. 2026
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The district attorney’s office also has filed felony child endangerment charges against a Yorba Linda father whose 12-year-old son was critically injured after crashing a modified e-motorcycle allegedly capable of speeds up to 60 mph.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
14 May 2026
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Carter formed a duo with friend and singer Calvin Scott, but his collaborator was later seriously injured in an automobile accident.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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With this enfeebled mind my only recourse is poetry.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Chargers guards and center Bradley Bozeman, a trio whose job was made more difficult by subpar play by both offensive tackles, looked enfeebled against Indianapolis Colt tackle DeForest Buckner.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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While being held at the Independence Police Department’s detention unit, Ashley allegedly damaged the inside of a cell by smearing feces and blood on the walls and floor.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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The airliner returned to the skies because the NTSB determined that maintenance workers damaged the plane that crashed by improperly using a forklift to reattach the engine.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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“Incapacitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incapacitated. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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