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

The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for retirees and disabled beneficiaries is financed by payroll taxes collected from workers and their employers, up to a certain annual salary. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

The former owner of several unlicensed North Texas boarding homes was sentenced this week to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges tied to the abuse and fatal neglect of elderly and disabled clients in her care. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026

Verb

The Defense Ministry said late Sunday that recent strikes on refineries in cities, including Moscow, Yaroslavl, Ust-Luga, Perm, Saratov and Syzran, had disabled 51% of Russia's oil refining capacity. — Hanna Arhirova, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

The Defense Ministry said late Sunday that recent strikes on refineries in cities, including Moscow, Yaroslavl, Ust-Luga, Perm, Saratov and Syzran, had disabled 51% of Russia’s oil refining capacity. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026