paralyzed
Unable to move
Paralyzed describes the inability to move or act.
In its literal sense, a paralyzed limb or body has lost motor function, often from nerve damage or spinal injury: She was paralyzed from the waist down.
Figuratively, paralyzed means frozen by overwhelming emotion or indecision: paralyzed with fear, The committee was paralyzed by infighting.
Also the past tense of paralyze.
Lacking all movement
- stillUnmoving, or continuing
- rigidUnable to bend
- stiffNot easily bent
- petrifiedSolidified or fear-paralyzed
rooted · transfixed · statue · stopped · halted · locked · suspended · stuck
Extremely frightened
- petrifiedSolidified or fear-paralyzed
- horrifiedIntensely shocked, disgusted
- stunnedShocked into speechlessness
- shockedDeeply startled or appalled
speechless · dumbstruck · aghast · thunderstruck · shell-shocked · panic · dread · terror
Lacking strength or authority
- incapacitatedMade unable to act
- impotentLacking power or efficacy
- unableLacking necessary capacity
- incapableLacking requisite ability
defenseless · trapped · stranded · overwhelmed · hopeless · dependent · vulnerable · weak
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- quadriplegicParalyzed in all limbs
- paraplegicLower-limb paralysis sufferer
- bedriddenUnable to leave mattress
- spinal cordBrain's extension through vertebrae
atrophy · physiotherapy · rehabilitation · crutches · splint · cast · brace · traction
Unable to move
- tornPulled into pieces
- conflictedEmotionally at odds
- hesitantSlow to act
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
uncertain · ambivalent · stymied · gridlocked · deadlocked · stalled · overthinking · indecisive
Made less intense
- anesthetizedMade numb for surgery
- insensateLacking sensation or consciousness
- unfeelingWithout compassion or emotion
- desensitizedMade unresponsive through overexposure
nerve block · lidocaine · novocaine · tingling · pins and needles · asleep · loss of sensation · epidural
motionless
Lacking all movement
petrified · rooted · transfixed · statue · stopped · halted · locked · suspended · stuck · immovable
terrified
Extremely frightened
- petrifiedSolidified or fear-paralyzed
- horrifiedIntensely shocked, disgusted
- stunnedShocked into speechlessness
shocked · speechless · dumbstruck · aghast · thunderstruck · shell-shocked · panic · dread · terror · fright
powerless
Lacking strength or authority
- incapacitatedMade unable to act
- impotentLacking power or efficacy
- unableLacking necessary capacity
incapable · defenseless · trapped · stranded · overwhelmed · hopeless · dependent · vulnerable · weak · resigned
wheelchair
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- quadriplegicParalyzed in all limbs
- paraplegicLower-limb paralysis sufferer
- bedriddenUnable to leave mattress
spinal cord · atrophy · physiotherapy · rehabilitation · crutches · splint · cast · brace · traction · orthopedic
stuck
Unable to move
- tornPulled into pieces
- conflictedEmotionally at odds
- hesitantSlow to act
wavering · uncertain · ambivalent · stymied · gridlocked · deadlocked · stalled · overthinking · indecisive · vacillating
deadened
Made less intense
- anesthetizedMade numb for surgery
- insensateLacking sensation or consciousness
- unfeelingWithout compassion or emotion
desensitized · nerve block · lidocaine · novocaine · tingling · pins and needles · asleep · loss of sensation · epidural · local anesthesia
- incapacitatedunconscious, knocked out, out cold, passed out, comatose
- states of beingalive, dead, living, existing, conscious
- stillnessstillness, motionless, motionlessness, immobility, unmoving
- Disabilitiesblind, vision loss, developmental disability, hearing impairment, amputees
- functional statusfunctional, impaired, independent, dependent, disabled
- status effectsdebuffed, poison, hexed, burn, cursed
paralyzedmobile
Capable of movement
able-bodied · ambulatory · agile · nimble · active
paralyzeddecisive
Quick to conclude
resolute · determined · unhesitating · bold · galvanized
paralyze, paralyzing, paralyzes, paralyzers, paralyzer, unparalyzed