IMPAIRMENTS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

impairments

noun

plural of impairment

as in disabilities

a condition in which a part of your body or mind is damaged and does not work well Her mother had a hearing impairment that had become worse with age.

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Recent Examples of impairments Accessibility for those with mobile impairments The rooms, villas and reception all have step-free access, and the electric buggies mean getting around the resort is simple. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026 Research also increasingly suggests that a healthy gut microbiome supports a healthy brain; imbalances in the gut microbiome or certain pro-inflammatory bacteria have been linked to cognitive impairments and depression and anxiety. —

Kathleen Felton, Time, 9 June 2026 Who Stretch 4 could help first Stretch 4 may have its strongest early impact with people who have severe mobility impairments. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026 There are communities of people with visual impairments, or other disabilities. —

Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026 At the gym inside Edgar Allan Poe Elementary Classical School in Pullman, students got a lesson in compassion while playing a game of goalball, a sport designed for athletes with visual impairments and played on volleyball courts with goals similar to soccer nets at each end of the court. —

Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 28 May 2026 Patients with damage to the anterior insula and putamen show selective impairments. —

Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 While long-term abstinence can help, experts say some impairments may be only partially reversible, depending on how long and how much alcohol was consumed. —

Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 14 May 2026 The analyses of these complex neural pathways and the data could eventually unlock therapies for cognitive and emotional conditions, including dementia, mood disorders, and various impairments in cognitive control. —

Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026

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By leveraging exact data and diagnostics, organizations can pinpoint exactly where their culture is fracturing—frequently among Black women, employees with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ professionals.

— Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
In social services, the Legislature is rejecting a cut by the governor to popular in-home supportive service care funding for Californians with disabilities — including older adults and children.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026