immobilized
Unable to move
Immobilized means rendered unable to move.
A broken leg can leave someone immobilized for weeks.
Assets may be immobilized—frozen or tied up so they can't be accessed.
In medicine, a joint is immobilized with a splint or cast to prevent movement during healing: The doctor immobilized her wrist after the fracture.
Figuratively, fear or shock can immobilize: He stood immobilized by indecision.
Took suddenly, forcefully
corroded · gridlocked · malfunctioned · towed · roadside · stranded
Shocked into speechlessness
- shockedDeeply startled or appalled
- petrifiedSolidified or fear-paralyzed
- transfixedHeld immobile by amazement
- dumbstruckRendered speechless by shock
Loss of muscle function
- quadriplegiaParalysis below the neck
- paraplegiaLower body immobility
- hemiplegiaOne-sided bodily paralysis
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
numbness · limp · unresponsive · bedridden · incapacitated · debilitated · helpless · powerless
Vessel's secured resting place
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- berthSleeping space on transport
- bollardTraffic-blocking vertical post
- cleatShoe spike for grip
hawser · secured · fastened · tethered · lashed · grounded · beached · rooted
Locking wrist restraints
- shacklesMetal bonds for prisoners
- manaclesWrist shackles for prisoners
- straitjacketGarment restricting arm movement
- boundSecured or destined
tied · pinned · cuffed · fettered · strapped · hog-tied · zip-tied · chained
Performers, throw, or splint
- splintDevice immobilizing injured limbs
- braceDevice providing structural stability
- slingStrap-based support or launcher
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
bandaged · stabilized · plaster · orthopedic · post-surgery · recovery · healing · fracture
seized
Took suddenly, forcefully
rusted · corroded · gridlocked · malfunctioned · towed · roadside · stranded
stunned
Shocked into speechlessness
- shockedDeeply startled or appalled
- petrifiedSolidified or fear-paralyzed
- transfixedHeld immobile by amazement
dumbstruck · awestruck · spellbound · mesmerized · overwhelmed
paralysis
Loss of muscle function
- quadriplegiaParalysis below the neck
- paraplegiaLower body immobility
- hemiplegiaOne-sided bodily paralysis
stroke · numbness · limp · unresponsive · bedridden · incapacitated · debilitated · helpless · powerless · locked-in
mooring
Vessel's secured resting place
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- berthSleeping space on transport
- bollardTraffic-blocking vertical post
cleat · hawser · secured · fastened · tethered · lashed · grounded · beached · rooted · planted
handcuffs
Locking wrist restraints
- shacklesMetal bonds for prisoners
- manaclesWrist shackles for prisoners
- straitjacketGarment restricting arm movement
bound · tied · pinned · cuffed · fettered · strapped · hog-tied · zip-tied · chained · detained
cast
Performers, throw, or splint
- splintDevice immobilizing injured limbs
- braceDevice providing structural stability
- slingStrap-based support or launcher
traction · bandaged · stabilized · plaster · orthopedic · post-surgery · recovery · healing · fracture · sprain
- incapacitatedunconscious, knocked out, out cold, passed out, comatose
- stuckjammed, clogged, trapped, stuck in mud, snowed in
- hardenedhardened, solidified, petrified, fossilized, calcified
- positionedplaced, positioned, situated, located, set
- snowed insnowed in, snowbound, stranded, trapped, stuck
- unarmedweaponless, bare hands, empty hands, fists, unarmed combat
immobilizedmobilized
Assembled for action
deployed · activated · operational · in action · enlisted
immobilizedportable
Able to be carried
mobile · movable · transportable · relocatable · moveable
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