Synonyms of disabled

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adjective

dis-ˈā-bəld 

as in impaired

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

the disabled man was unable to climb the stairs without help

Synonyms & Similar Words

• impaired
• exceptional
• paralyzed
• sick
• differently abled
• special-needs
• diseased
• paraplegic
• incapacitated
• quadriplegic
• unfit
• hemiplegic
• immobilized
• immobile
• ailing
• unwell
• ill
• unhealthy
• unsound

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

disabled

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verb

past tense of disable

1

as in crippled

to cause severe or permanent injury to

a promising athlete who was severely disabled in a plane crash

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crippled
• incapacitated
• wounded
• injured
• damaged
• scarred
• maimed
• mutilated
• killed
• bruised
• hurt
• lamed
• paralyzed
• impaired
• hit
• disfigured
• battered
• hobbled
• hamstrung
• mangled
• harmed
• dismembered
• mauled
• lacerated
• beat
• murdered
• tortured
• winged
• punched
• gored
• roughed (up)
• licked
• smashed
• pummeled
• slapped
• smacked
• whacked
• banged
• boxed
• tormented
• buffeted
• spanked
• pasted
• bashed
• whipped
• hammered
• pounded
• socked
• bludgeoned
• lashed
• swiped
• lambasted
• thrashed
• laced
• kneecapped
• bunged up
• thumped
• belted
• pelted
• swatted
• flogged
• broke
• pommeled
• thwacked
• walloped
• drubbed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cured
• healed
• rehabilitated
• remedied
• fixed
• restored
• repaired
• mended
• renewed
• patched
• doctored
• rejuvenated

2

as in paralyzed

to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move

disabled the controls for unauthorized users

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paralyzed
• crippled
• incapacitated
• weakened
• undermined
• immobilized
• hamstrung
• attenuated
• debilitated
• enfeebled
• tired
• undercut
• mutilated
• sapped
• prostrated
• hobbled
• maimed
• knocked out
• lamed
• enervated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• energized
• galvanized
• invigorated
• strengthened
• vitalized
• empowered
• restored
• fortified
• revived
• regenerated
• refreshed
• revitalized
• rejuvenated
• freshened
• refreshened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disabled

Adjective

Police in DeKalb County had issued a Mattie's Call, Georgia's emergency missing alert for disabled or elderly persons, for 70-year-old Joanne Howell on Saturday. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

The nonprofit owns two houses to provide affordable housing for physically disabled adults in the Santa Clara Valley. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026

Verb

By the following day, the feature had been disabled, according to the warrant papers. — Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026

While boy and girl campers were housed in separate dormitories, the camp assigned Wesley to watch over the girls’ dorm at night, and also disabled the rooms’ locking mechanisms by taping over them, according to court records. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026