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
• loaded
• under the influence
• plastered
• tipsy
• inebriate
• crocked
• besotted
• lit
• stiff
• smashed
• ripped
• stoned
• pickled
• boozy
• alcoholic
• under the weather
• sloshed
• high
• tanked
• stewed
• hammered
• looped
• soused
• sozzled
• blitzed
• blotto
• tight
• juiced
• sottish
• wiped out
• blasted
• stinking
• three sheets in the wind
• cockeyed
• squiffed
• lit up
• oiled
• canned
• potted
• pie-eyed
• tiddly
• in the bag
• in one's cups
• maudlin
• befuddled
• stupefied
• debauched
• dissipated
• strung out
• crapulous
• dopey
• rocky
• dissolute
• 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

2 of 2

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

With the rise in bariatric surgery, more patients are developing iron deficiency due to impaired iron absorption, Thomas said. — Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

McGrew was arraigned July 27 on one count of marine safety - operating while intoxicated causing serious injury, and second offense operating while intoxicated/impaired. — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Verb

According to the Palo Alto Police Department, the other driver was uninjured, neither driver was impaired, and no one was cited. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

The actor wore contact lenses while portraying Eumaeus, which impaired his eyesight. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026