Synonyms of impaired

impaired 1 of 2

adjective

im-ˈperd 

1

as in drunk

being under the influence of alcohol

driving while impaired is against the law

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drunk
• drunken
• fried
• wet
• blind
• wasted
• intoxicated
• bombed
• inebriated
• gassed
• loaded
• plastered
• under the influence
• tipsy
• inebriate
• squiffy
• lit
• crocked
• besotted
• stiff
• smashed
• ripped
• stoned
• alcoholic
• pickled
• boozy
• under the weather
• sloshed
• high
• tanked
• stewed
• looped
• hammered
• soused
• three sheets to the wind
• sozzled
• tight
• blitzed
• blotto
• juiced
• sottish
• wiped out
• blasted
• stinking
• three sheets in the wind
• cockeyed
• lit up
• squiffed
• oiled
• canned
• potted
• pie-eyed
• tiddly
• in the bag
• in one's cups
• maudlin
• befuddled
• stupefied
• debauched
• dissipated
• crapulous
• strung out
• dopey
• rocky
• dissolute
• beery
• bleary-eyed
• dipsomaniacal
• dopy
• bibulous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sober
• dry
• straight
• temperate
• steady
• level
• cool
• abstemious
• abstinent
• teetotal
• clearheaded

2

as in disabled

deprived of the power to perform one or more natural bodily activities

special devices for sight-impaired visitors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disabled
• challenged
• deaf
• blind
• exceptional
• paralyzed
• differently abled
• sick
• diseased
• incapacitated
• special-needs
• halt
• unfit
• lame
• immobilized
• immobile
• unwell
• quadriplegic
• mute
• unhealthy
• ailing
• ill
• unsound
• hard of hearing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unimpaired
• well
• nondisabled
• whole
• sound
• healthy
• able-bodied
• robust
• abled
• wholesome
• fit
• bouncing
• hale
• hearty
• chipper

impaired

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verb

past tense of impair

as in damaged

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of

already impaired by a crack, the windshield shattered upon impact with the baseball

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damaged
• injured
• marred
• compromised
• crippled
• weakened
• hurt
• eroded
• harmed
• flawed
• disfigured
• spoiled
• destroyed
• undermined
• vitiated
• broke
• crossed (up)
• blemished
• spoilt
• ruined
• deteriorated
• defaced
• bloodied
• crabbed
• wounded
• shattered
• enfeebled
• battered
• endamaged
• enervated
• disabled
• wore (away)
• tarnished
• washed out
• wrecked
• blighted
• tortured
• dented
• devastated
• demolished
• mutilated
• maimed
• scoured
• tormented
• smashed
• hamstrung
• lacerated
• botched
• wasted
• mangled
• wiped out
• decimated
• crushed
• annihilated
• lamed
• pulverized
• gummed (up)
• totalled
• totaled
• desolated
• dinged
• tore down
• clobbered
• did in
• scourged
• dashed
• dinted
• razed
• queered
• bashed
• banged up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repaired
• fixed
• rebuilt
• reconstructed
• helped
• renovated
• cured
• revamped
• patched
• reconditioned
• rehabilitated
• mended
• remedied
• healed
• doctored
• improved
• rectified
• revised
• enhanced
• edited
• remodeled
• refined
• enriched
• perfected
• ameliorated
• bettered
• meliorated

Examples of impaired in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The driver who struck the man stayed at the scene and was not impaired, according to DPS. —Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 23 Sep. 2024

Timberlake arrived at the Sag Harbor Village Justice Courthouse on Long Island, New York, alongside his attorney Edward Burke Jr. As part of a deal reached with the court, Timberlake pleaded guilty to a noncriminal traffic violation of driving while impaired. —Chloe Melas, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2024

Though less common, mosquito bites may elicit more severe reactions for people with impaired immune systems. —Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024

Lee was charged with assault, fleeing and eluding, negligent driving, driving while impaired and other offenses, the statement said. —Katie Mettler, Washington Post, 5 July 2024