DISABLING Synonyms

• impairing the strength and vitality

• preventing movement

• the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement

• that cripples or disables or incapacitates

• the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

• restricting the scope or freedom of action

• strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase

• a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

• a basket usually with a cover

• prevent the progress or free movement of

• put at a disadvantage

• make worse or less effective

• make imperfect

• make powerless and unable to function

• cause to be paralyzed and immobile

• make unable to perform a certain action

• injure permanently

• remove from active military status or reassign

• make inactive

• make unable to perform a certain action

• the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness

• advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning

• something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

• injure permanently

• attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant

• put at a disadvantage

• having no cogency or legal force

• someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury

• no longer valid

• force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen

• injure permanently

• (usually followed by `to') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how

• (usually followed by `to') lacking necessary physical or mental ability

• lacking in power or forcefulness