IMMOBILIZE Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

immobilize

verb

i-ˈmō-bə-ˌlīz

Definition of immobilize

as in to paralyze

to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move town councils felt immobilized by the powers newly granted to the state legislation

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Recent Examples of immobilize The casts that immobilized his broken and crushed bones are long gone, too. — Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026 After it was immobilized, the driver attempted to leave the vehicle and was apprehended by officers, according to NEA Report. — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026 That, combined with a nearly immobilizing back injury and a relationship turned toxic, left me feeling panicked. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026 Bathed in the glow of a virtual reality that evolves, unassisted, so rapidly, we are increasingly immobilized. — Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for immobilize

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Yandex has run drills for an accident that could incapacitate one of its six data centers, but it was caught unprepared when its three key facilities were hit over four days.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Now, a poisonous residue on the same crowbar has left him incapacitated.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of incapacitate

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Over the past month, Russia has been intensifying its strikes against civilian and energy infrastructure to try to cripple the power grid before the brutal Ukrainian winter.

— Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
According to official figures, even when the thermometer plummets to minus 22 °F (-30 °C), a situation that cripples most electric vehicles, the Atto 8 can still execute a 20 % to 97% charge in just 12 minutes.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of cripple

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But supporters also warned that a Congress increasingly dominated by the far right and the agribusiness caucus could undermine those efforts to protect the forest and combat climate change.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
The senator challenged Supreme Federal Court Justice Cristiano Zanin’s decision to extend voting by two hours, arguing that the uneven application of the measure had undermined equal voting conditions.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

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