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

Allegedly impaired driver slams into city bus The dual tragedies on Tuesday evening unfolded in rapid succession. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Parkinson’s is often marked by tremors, slow or impaired movement, tenseness or rigidity and difficulty balancing, as well as speech changes and loss of automatic motor functions like blinking or smiling, according to Mayo Clinic. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Verb

Nor did the study show that exercise restores attention, reaction time, judgment or the many other functions impaired by sleep deprivation. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Insisting that lines must be drawn, Scalia argued that an animal should not be considered injured under the ESA simply because its ability to breed had been impaired. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026