Capable and Paralyzed

Capable

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

Paralyzed is an antonym for capable.

Nearby Words: capability, capably

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

Capable is an antonym for paralyzed.

Both words in one sentence

  • He is capable of staying paralyzed in the heat of a battle as he tries making sense out of whatever has got him perplexed.
    Source: Straw Vulcan
  • Anger Born of Worry Terror, she was paralyzed in fear, her worn out brain darkened in utter fear; fear of herself, of what she was capable of.
  • Literature / Destroyermen In WWII, Field Marshal Petaín had repeated the mistakes of his predecessors by focusing France's entire defense on the Maginot Line, then becoming a collaborator when that failed, leaving France's large and capable field army paralyzed in front of the advancing Germans.
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