LOBOTOMIZE Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

lobotomize

verb

lō-ˈbä-tə-ˌmīz

Definition of lobotomize

as in to undermine

to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality fear of saying anything controversial has so lobotomized this book on geopolitics that it fails to say anything at all

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Recent Examples of lobotomize However, new safeguards quickly frustrated AI researchers, who accused the company of intentionally lobotomizing Fable 5. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 11 June 2026 Neither of those has happened, with Destiny 2 now lobotomized just a few years after the deal and Marathon struggling to find a playerbase. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 Indeed, Calvin is cheerfully lobotomizing a snowman. — Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026 All’s Fair is a 2010s Shonda Rhimes procedural on steroid shots and Goop supplements, if everyone in the writers’ room had been freshly lobotomized. — Judy Berman, Time, 5 Nov. 2025 Neuro procedures are always the scariest, because the surgeons are basically poking around in a little black box and staring at brain waves and hoping their patients don’t wake up partially lobotomized. — Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025 According to the film’s psychiatric adviser, Professor James Gilligan, however, who spoke to The Guardian in 2010, Andrew was aware of his actions when he was ordered to be lobotomized. — Nicole Briese, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025 Quinn also needed to lobotomize the football culture and get players to buy into his team-over-me standard. — Ben Standig, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024 And to do so without fear of being incarcerated, lobotomized, rejected by our families or fired. — Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 29 June 2024

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Attached to his letter is a fact sheet with evidence that Edwards’s claims undermine the committee’s.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026
For Salesforce, investors have worried that increasingly capable AI models could allow businesses to accomplish more with fewer traditional software subscriptions, undermining the industry's pricing model.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of undermine

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Those expectations got castrated because of last season’s early struggles.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Earlier this month, on Monday, June 8, Municipal Court Judge Louis Sancinito found Lowe guilty of possessing the deer without a permit, interfering with a conservation officer attempting to confiscate the animal, and having Rudy illegally castrated.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026

Definition of castrate

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Even if Korea can maintain 2% economic growth over the next two decades, consumption growth gradually weakens and eventually turns negative, according to Goldman’s long-term modeling.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Riggs said the Teamsters’ safety argument is weakened by the inconsistent safety record of human truck drivers, who have fallen asleep at the wheel or driven while distracted or otherwise impaired.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of weaken

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In your audit, emergency reserves are separated from non-retirement assets because they should not ever be drained unless there is an emergency.

— Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Then, crews from the Urban Search and Rescue team worked with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to drain the tank and help save the remaining bears from drowning, officials said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of drain

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Your eyes will thank you College students often fall asleep without removing their contacts, especially when exhausted from late-night studying or over-intoxicated from partying.

— Dr. Jill Grimes, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Qualifying members who exhaust their income protection will now be covered up until May 1, 2028, Gee said.

— Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of exhaust

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