Synonyms of maims

maims

verb

present tense third-person singular of maim

as in cripples

to cause severe or permanent injury to

on-the-job accidents maim far too many workers every year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cripples
• incapacitates
• injures
• wounds
• mutilates
• disables
• kills
• scars
• damages
• hurts
• bruises
• lames
• paralyzes
• dismembers
• disfigures
• hits
• lacerates
• hobbles
• mauls
• mangles
• harms
• impairs
• beats
• tortures
• murders
• wings
• licks
• gores
• pummels
• hamstrings
• batters
• slaps
• bludgeons
• smashes
• smacks
• pounds
• roughs (up)
• thrashes
• bashes
• whacks
• torments
• thumps
• lambasts
• hammers
• socks
• whips
• swipes
• lambastes
• drubs
• bangs
• punches
• boxes
• thwacks
• spanks
• belts
• swats
• flogs
• pastes
• wallops
• pelts
• buffets
• lashes
• kneecaps
• laces
• breaks
• bungs up
• pommels

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heals
• cures
• doctors
• remedies
• rehabilitates
• repairs
• fixes
• restores
• mends
• renews
• patches
• rejuvenates