Synonyms for palsy
| Grammar : Adj, noun, verb |
| Spell : pawl-zee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɔl zi |
Top 10 synonyms for palsy Other synonyms for the word palsy
- affable
- amicable
- anesthetize
- appall
- arrest
- astound
- athetosis
- attenuate
- Bell's palsy
- bemuse
- benumb
- bewitch
- blunt
- bring to grinding halt
- buddy buddy
- buddy-buddy
- chummy
- close
- clubby
- complacent
- confidential
- congenial
- conversable
- convivial
- cordial
- cozy
- cozy with
- daunt
- daze
- deaden
- dear
- debilitate
- disarm
- dislimb
- dismember
- enfeeble
- familiar
- forward
- free
- free-and-easy
- fresh
- genial
- good-natured
- gracious
- gregarious
- halt
- hamstring
- hold
- hurt
- hypnotize
- immobilize
- impudent
- incapacitate
- informal
- injure
- intimate
- intrusive
- knock out
- lame
- maim
- make inert
- make nerveless
- mangle
- mellow
- mesmerize
- mutilate
- near
- neighborly
- nervy
- nonplus
- numb
- obtrusive
- officious
- open
- outgoing
- pally
- palsy
- palsy-walsy
- paralyze
- petrify
- presuming
- presumptuous
- prostrate
- relaxed
- rivet
- root
- sap
- sassy
- shut down
- sideline
- smart
- snug
- sociable
- social
- spastic paralysis
- spellbind
- stifle
- stop dead
- stop in one's tracks
- stop one dead
- stun
- stupefy
- thick
- tight
- tight with
- transfix
- unceremonious
- unconstrained
- undermine
- unreserved
- unstrengthen
- weaken
- wise
Définition of palsy
Origin :- "disease causing paralysis," c.1300, palesie, from Anglo-French parlesie, Old French paralisie, from Vulgar Latin *paralysia, from Latin paralysis (see paralysis).
- As in matey : adj companionable
- As in companionable : adj friendly
- As in familiar : adj friendly, bold
- As in cerebral palsy : noun brain disorder
- As in paralyze : verb immobilize
- As in transfix : verb hold one's attention
- As in cripple : verb disable; make lame
- But, ma'am, if you had seen her at the time that her mother was struck with palsy!
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- A querulous, high-pitched voice, quavering with the palsy of extreme age.
- Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
- The strong restraint I have put upon my hands has been enough to palsy them.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- And now that it came it did not come to stimulate, but to palsy.
- Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
- But it is open to graver criticism than the palsy of its members: it is a system of despair.
- Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Now it was rheumatism, now the palsy, and then again the asthma.
- Extract from : « Paul Prescott's Charge » by Horatio Alger
- He stood at the door as his guests departed, shaking as though with a palsy.
- Extract from : « The Ivory Snuff Box » by Arnold Fredericks
- He was apprehensive lest the excitement should give her a fit or a palsy.
- Extract from : « Pipefuls » by Christopher Morley
- Quin laid a quieting hand on her arm, which was shaking as if with the palsy.
- Extract from : « Quin » by Alice Hegan Rice
- And even near thee, palsy struck I was, The paralytic on the river bank!
- Extract from : « Life Immovable » by Kostes Palamas
Antonyms for palsy
- aid
- allow
- aloof
- antagonistic
- assist
- bore
- build
- capacitate
- clear up
- cold
- comfort
- construct
- continue
- cool
- cure
- disenchant
- disgust
- distant
- embolden
- enable
- encourage
- enlighten
- enliven
- explain
- foreign
- heal
- help
- ignorant
- improve
- incite
- look away
- loose
- mend
- mobilize
- new
- opposing
- please
- release
- repair
- repel
- repulse
- reserved
- restore
- soothe
- stimulate
- strange
- strengthen
- stupid
- support
- turn off
- unacquainted
- unapproachable
- uncomfortable
- uncommon
- undistinguished
- unfamiliar
- unfriendly
- unhappy
- unintelligent
- unknowledgeable
- unknown
- unremarkable
- unsociable
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