as in paralyzed
affected with paralysis
at first, he would not accept that he was now paralytic and needed help
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of paralytic
Popular on Variety In conversations Variety had with multiple top sales agencies, a common silver lining emerged: in-house production is down across the board at the legacy studios and streamers, mostly thanks to the paralytic effect of the 2023 actor-and-writer strikes.
—
Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024
Since then, a paralytic shellfish poisoning outbreak has sickened at least 31 people in Oregon, according to the Oregon Health Authority.
—TIME, 11 June 2024
And the same year a 20-year-old man in Rockland County, New York State, became the U.S.’s first case of paralytic polio in nearly a decade.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2024
The man ends up injecting her with a paralytic agent, giving her limited time to seek help before her entire nervous system completely shuts down.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
See all Example Sentences for paralytic 
Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024
Since then, a paralytic shellfish poisoning outbreak has sickened at least 31 people in Oregon, according to the Oregon Health Authority.
—TIME, 11 June 2024
And the same year a 20-year-old man in Rockland County, New York State, became the U.S.’s first case of paralytic polio in nearly a decade.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2024
The man ends up injecting her with a paralytic agent, giving her limited time to seek help before her entire nervous system completely shuts down.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
See all Example Sentences for paralytic
Thesaurus Entries Near paralytic
Cite this Entry
“Paralytic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paralytic. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share