Synonyms of paralytic

paralytic

adjective

ˌper-ə-ˈli-tik 

as in paralyzed

affected with paralysis

at first, he would not accept that he was now paralytic and needed help

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paralyzed
• disabled
• crippled
• challenged
• weak
• incapacitated
• maimed
• mutilated
• impaired
• lame
• halt
• paretic
• hemiplegic
• debilitated
• paraplegic
• feeble
• quadriplegic
• enfeebled
• lamed
• infirm
• hobbled
• decrepit
• weakened
• frail
• hamstrung
• wasted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whole
• well
• able-bodied
• healthy
• sound
• robust
• hearty
• fit
• hale

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of paralytic

The polio vaccines prevented 29 million cases of paralytic polio between 1960 and 2021, compared with a counterfactual world with no vaccines, according to researchers’ estimates. —Soph Warnes, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025

In 2022 public health officials were unable to trace the source of infection of a man who developed paralytic polio in a highly unvaccinated community in Rockland County in New York State. —Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025

In the accident that killed her brother, she was also left with a paralytic arm. —Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

What is paralytic shellfish poisoning?Paralytic shellfish poisoning, or PSP, is caused by saxitoxin, a naturally occurring toxin that’s produced by algae. —Claire Rush, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2024