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Antonyms for paralyzed


Grammar : Adj
Spell : par-uh-lahyz
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpær əˌlaɪz



Definition of paralyzed

Origin :
  • 1804, from French paralyser (16c.), from Old French paralisie "paralysis," from Latin paralysis (see paralysis). Figurative use from 1805. Related: Paralyzed; paralyzing.
  • adj insensible
Example sentences :
  • She was blind and paralyzed, and on the extreme verge of eternity.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • Calendar's ravings were abrupted as if his tongue had been paralyzed.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • By and by, her brain grew less active; thought was paralyzed by pain.
  • Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
  • A man whose limbs have been paralyzed, may still will to remove mountains.
  • Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright
  • Later I learned that his spine had been broken, that he would be paralyzed for life.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • Most certainly it had been paralyzed, prevented from acting.
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
  • Augustus was a paralyzed statue, but Olivia had her senses with her.
  • Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The Seabury girl was mightily set back, but old Van was paralyzed.
  • Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Keziah's face was a picture, a crimson picture of paralyzed amazement.
  • Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • I'd known it if I was a mile away, 'less I was paralyzed in my ears.
  • Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Synonyms for paralyzed

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