What is another word for laid low?
412 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ lˈe͡ɪd lˈə͡ʊ], [ lˈeɪd lˈəʊ], [ l_ˈeɪ_d l_ˈəʊ]
"Laid low" is a phrase that can be used to describe someone's weakened or vulnerable state. There are many synonyms for this phrase, some of which include "knocked down," "brought low," "fallen ill," "struck down," "weakened," "sickened," "subdued," and "debilitated." Each of these synonyms carries a slightly different connotation, but all suggest a loss of strength or power. When someone is "laid low," they may be physically or emotionally weakened, and may require support and care to get back on their feet. Whatever term you choose to use, it is important to treat those who are "laid low" with kindness, compassion, and understanding.
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Similar words for laid low:
- flat (adjective)
- unhealthy (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- ill (adjective)
- infirm (adjective)
- invalid (adjective)
- sickly (adjective)
- unfit (adjective)
- weakly (adjective)
- avoid (verb)
- bring down (verb)
- dispatch (verb)
- evade (verb)
- fell (verb)
- flatten (verb)
- floor (verb)
- level (verb)
- weasel (verb)
Synonyms for Laid low:
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adj.
• flat- Complanate ,
- oblate ,
- planate ,
- splay ,
- spread out ,
- tabular ,
- deflated ,
- empty ,
- even ,
- extended ,
- fallen ,
- flush ,
- outstretched ,
- pancake ,
- planar ,
- plane ,
- punctured ,
- reclining ,
- unbroken .
- anemic ,
- debilitated ,
- decrepit ,
- delicate ,
- enfeebled ,
- failing ,
- faltering ,
- feeble ,
- flimsy ,
- fragile ,
- frail ,
- halting ,
- insecure ,
- irresolute ,
- lame ,
- shaky ,
- unsound ,
- unstable ,
- unsubstantial ,
- vacillating ,
- wavering ,
- wobbly .
-
v.
• avoid- avert ,
- bypass ,
- circumlocute ,
- circumvent ,
- deflect ,
- desist ,
- ditch ,
- divert ,
- dodge ,
- duck ,
- elude ,
- escape ,
- eschew ,
- evade ,
- fake out ,
- fend off ,
- flee ,
- give the slip ,
- hide ,
- hold off ,
- jump ,
- keep clear ,
- lay low ,
- obviate ,
- recoil ,
- run for cover ,
- shake ,
- shake and bake ,
- shake off ,
- shirk ,
- shrink from ,
- shuffle off ,
- shun ,
- shy ,
- sidestep ,
- skip ,
- skip out on ,
- skip town ,
- skirt ,
- stay away ,
- stay out ,
- steer clear of ,
- step aside ,
- turn aside ,
- ward off ,
- weave ,
- withdraw .
- abase ,
- cut down ,
- damage ,
- drop ,
- fell ,
- floor ,
- injure ,
- knock down ,
- ko ,
- level ,
- lower ,
- mow down ,
- murder ,
- overthrow ,
- overturn ,
- pull down ,
- shoot down ,
- slay ,
- throw down ,
- tumble ,
- undermine ,
- upset ,
- wound .
- avoid ,
- baffle ,
- balk ,
- beat around bush ,
- beg the question ,
- cavil ,
- conceal ,
- confuse ,
- cop out ,
- deceive ,
- decline ,
- double ,
- equivocate ,
- fence ,
- fly ,
- fudge ,
- get around ,
- give the runaround ,
- hedge ,
- keep distance ,
- lead on a merry chase ,
- lie ,
- parry ,
- pass up ,
- pretend ,
- prevaricate ,
- pussyfoot ,
- put off ,
- shift ,
- shuck ,
- shuffle ,
- slip out ,
- sneak away ,
- tergiversate ,
- trick ,
- waffle ,
- weasel .
- blow down ,
- bowl over ,
- bring down ,
- cause to fall ,
- cleave ,
- cut ,
- dash ,
- demolish ,
- flatten ,
- gash ,
- ground ,
- hack ,
- hew ,
- knock over ,
- mangle ,
- raze ,
- rive ,
- sever ,
- shoot ,
- slash ,
- split ,
- strike down ,
- sunder .
- abrade ,
- beat down ,
- compress ,
- crush ,
- debase ,
- deflate ,
- depress ,
- even out ,
- grade ,
- iron out ,
- lay ,
- plaster ,
- roll ,
- smash ,
- smooth ,
- squash ,
- straighten ,
- subdue ,
- trample .
Other relevant words:
- Depredate ,
- Spoliate ,
- depopulate ,
- desecrate ,
- despoil ,
- devastate ,
- devour ,
- lay waste ,
- pillage ,
- plunder ,
- ruin ,
- sack ,
- waste .
- BROUGHT DOWN ,
- Critically Ill ,
- Disarmed ,
- Faintish ,
- Frazzled ,
- HIT ,
- Levelled ,
- Pooped ,
- Racked ,
- Shotten ,
- accumbent ,
- affected ,
- afflicted ,
- ailing ,
- ausgespielt ,
- bad ,
- below par ,
- bowled over ,
- brought low ,
- collapsed ,
- couchant ,
- crouched ,
- crushed ,
- debased ,
- decumbent ,
- defenceless ,
- depressed ,
- done ,
- done up ,
- down ,
- effete ,
- emptied ,
- exhausted ,
- faint ,
- far-gone ,
- fatigued ,
- feeling awful ,
- felled ,
- flat ,
- floored ,
- helpless ,
- horizontal ,
- humbled ,
- impotent ,
- in a bad way ,
- in danger ,
- indisposed ,
- infirm ,
- invalid ,
- jaded ,
- knee-high ,
- low ,
- low-level ,
- low-lying ,
- low-set ,
- lying down ,
- mortally ill ,
- neap ,
- off-color ,
- overcome ,
- overpowered ,
- overthrown ,
- overwhelmed ,
- paralysed ,
- played out ,
- powerless ,
- procumbent ,
- prone ,
- prostrate ,
- recumbent ,
- rocky ,
- ruined ,
- run-down ,
- runty ,
- seedy ,
- short ,
- sickish ,
- sickly ,
- spent ,
- squat ,
- squatty ,
- stooped ,
- stretched out ,
- stricken by ,
- struck ,
- stumpy ,
- supine ,
- tired ,
- under the weather ,
- unelevated ,
- unfit ,
- unhealthy ,
- unwell ,
- wasted ,
- worn ,
- worn-out .
- Bummed ,
- a wreck ,
- anile ,
- can't make the grade ,
- down with ,
- feeling rotten ,
- got the bug ,
- ill-adapted ,
- ill-equipped ,
- in firm ,
- not fit ,
- off one's feet ,
- on sick list ,
- on the sick list ,
- out of action ,
- out of place ,
- out of shape ,
- sensile ,
- sick as a dog ,
- uncool ,
- unpromising ,
- weakly ,
- Unmeet ,
- feeling terrible ,
- ill ,
- out of element ,
- running temperature ,
- sick as dog .
How to use "Laid low" in context?
Laid low is a feeling of feeling tired and down because of an illness or injury. The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as 'feeling very weak or ill; being in a very low condition'.
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