Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb incapacitate

2 senses of incapacitate

Sense 1
disable, disenable, incapacitate -- (make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 2
disable, invalid, incapacitate, handicap -- (injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident")
       => injure, wound -- (cause injuries or bodily harm to)

Antonyms of adj incapacitated

1 sense of incapacitated

Sense 1
helpless, incapacitated -- (lacking in or deprived of strength or power; "lying ill and helpless"; "helpless with laughter")

INDIRECT (VIA powerless) -> powerful -- (having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument")

Similarity of adj incapacitated

1 sense of incapacitated

Sense 1
helpless, incapacitated -- (lacking in or deprived of strength or power; "lying ill and helpless"; "helpless with laughter")
       => powerless (vs. powerful) -- (lacking power)

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