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adjective

as in immobile

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verb

past tense of immobilize
as in paralyzed
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 immobilized
Adjective
Valentino, 82, says Cosby drove her to a nearby office and raped her while she was too immobilized to fight back. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2026 The fleeing truck continued on, hit a parked RV and became immobilized. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2026 Videos showed immobilized vehicles clogging streets, turning chaos into gridlock. — Ira Goldstein, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2026 Try taking a census of the immobilized population of Los Angeles — otherwise known as our civic statues, rendered in metal or stone. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026 Before leaving, the team blew up the immobilized aircraft to prevent sophisticated technology from falling into Iranian hands. — Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026 Also repurposing Russian immobilized assets, hundreds of billions of dollars in European bank accounts. — U.s. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026 According to local outlet Listin Diario, Bonilla had undergone surgery to have rods and screws inserted into her back after a tumor was removed, though one screw allegedly pierced her spinal cord, leaving her immobilized from the ribs down. — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026 Among those paralyzed, 5 to 10 percent die when their breathing muscles become immobilized, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
Only once the animal was immobilized did the jaws come into play, and even then, likely not for a crushing kill. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 These clichés come to fruition when Kristen is immobilized by pain in one of her legs which, of course, is diagnosed as cancer. — Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 May 2026 It was then immobilized with a tranquilizing dart. — Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 16 June 2026 What begins as a simple burglary spirals into a nightmarish ordeal after one sister throws out her back and becomes immobilized on the second floor. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 June 2026 The researchers chilled a rubidium-87 atom to near absolute zero and immobilized it inside an optical tweezer. — IEEE Spectrum, 21 June 2026 Key parts like the build plate and resin vat are separately protected and immobilized within the chamber using dense foam blocks and additional cardboard bracing, minimizing the risk of shifting or damage. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 2 May 2026 Anne Lonneke/Colorado Parks and Wildlife Officers reportedly immobilized the bears and took them several hours south to a better habitat. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 24 May 2026 Then came Week 16’s brutal late-game concussion against Jacksonville, with Bryant immobilized out of precaution and carted off in the scariest sight of the year at Empower Field. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immobilized
  1. immobile
  2. paralyzed
  3. crippled
  4. incapacitated
Adjective
  • Prosecutors allege prolonged neglect According to charging documents cited by WNEM-TV5, prosecutors allege Casper was immobile, was not provided proper medical care or adequate nutrition, and was forced to live in unsafe conditions before his death.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 27 June 2026
  • The question then becomes whether the immobile Goldin would stand as such an alternative.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2026
Definition of immobile
Verb
  • The artisanal-fishing industry had been all but paralyzed by high gas prices since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz; a large number of vessels were anchored close to shore.
    — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
  • The 11-year-old was diagnosed with an aggressive spinal tumor at the age of three and is paralyzed from the waist down.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Definition of paralyzed
Verb
  • In the nation’s gravest hour, the country’s authoritarian regime has crippled an effective response, say survivors, rescue workers and former officials.
    — Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
  • This comes at a dire time for Venezuela, which is still deep in political and financial crisis – being led by an interim government after US forces captured President Nicolás Maduro earlier this year, and facing an economy crippled by years of hyperinflation.
    — Taylor Ward, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
Definition of crippled
Verb
  • There's an apocryphal story about its creations; supposedly Kryptonite was invented so Superman's voice actor Bud Collyer could take vacations while the Man of Steel was incapacitated.
    — James Grebey, Time, 26 June 2026
  • Airbus UpNext's DragonFly project is developing AI that manages complex emergencies autonomously when the crew is incapacitated.
    — Tanya Eves, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of incapacitated

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