Able and Paralyzed

Able

Able adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.

Paralyzed is an antonym for able.

Nearby Word: ability

Paralyzed

Paralyzed adjective - Unable to act or achieve one's purpose.
Usage example: a seemingly paralyzed mayor sat by as the city's crime rate soared

Able is an antonym for paralyzed in insensible topic.

Both words in one sentence

  • She was temporarily paralyzed from the waist down but later recovered enough to be able to walk.
  • In Pyramids of Mars despite being paralyzed in an Egyptian Tomb Sutekh is able to control the archaeologist Marcus Scarman who entered the Tomb and Mummies even when they are working in England.
  • Genius Cripple Somehow, though, he was able to have an extramarital affair, so apparently not everything is paralyzed.
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