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
• inebriated
• bombed
• gassed
• under the influence
• tipsy
• inebriate
• plastered
• crocked
• besotted
• loaded
• stoned
• pickled
• lit
• boozy
• smashed
• under the weather
• ripped
• sloshed
• stewed
• tanked
• hammered
• looped
• stiff
• soused
• sozzled
• blitzed
• blotto
• high
• sottish
• wiped out
• alcoholic
• juiced
• stinking
• blasted
• three sheets in the wind
• cockeyed
• squiffed
• lit up
• tight
• oiled
• canned
• potted
• pie-eyed
• tiddly
• in the bag
• in one's cups
• maudlin
• befuddled
• stupefied
• debauched
• dissipated
• strung out
• crapulous
• dopey
• dissolute
• rocky
• beery
• bleary-eyed
• dipsomaniacal
• 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
• exceptional
• paralyzed
• sick
• differently abled
• diseased
• incapacitated
• unfit
• special-needs
• quadriplegic
• hemiplegic
• immobilized
• paraplegic
• immobile
• unwell
• unhealthy
• ailing
• ill
• unsound

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of impaired

Adjective

After he was released from the hospital, 22-year-old Nicholas James Stedeford-Aaron was arrested and charged with driving while impaired, reckless driving to endanger and failure to move over for emergency vehicles with injury. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026

The voluntary intoxication loophole means a person may be too impaired to make a meaningful choice and still fall outside the law’s protections for incapacity. — Ilana Turko, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026

Verb

If refineries are forced to curtail throughput or shut down entirely due to high winds and power outages, production of refined products such as diesel and gasoline will be directly impaired. — CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

For the hearing impaired, select rooms feature visual fire alarms plus signals for telephone ringing and door knocking. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026