PARAPLEGIC Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

paraplegic

adjective

as in quadriplegic

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Recent Examples of paraplegic Others are blind or paraplegic, using wheelchairs, walkers or canes, like her. — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 Amezcua recalled meeting a paraplegic woman with significant health issues who declined hospital care because, in her experience, she was treated briefly and then discharged back to the street. — Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026 Johnny Joestar, a paraplegic former jockey who’s already wealthy, joins not for the money, but to pursue Gyro, a strange man with two strange spinning electric balls that seemingly can give him the ability to walk again. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2026 Avatar sees Jake Sully, a paraplegic veteran, on a mission to the moon Pandora, in an entirely new form, adopting that of the Na'vi people. — Grace Dean, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2025 The same survey found that one resident, who was paraplegic, was left alone all night while calling out for help. — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Aug. 2025 Being the first British paraplegic woman to experience zero gravity meant so much more than just the thrill of weightlessness. — Sophie Morgan, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2024

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Some were recovering from surgery; others were quadriplegic or in palliative care.

— Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2026
Aariana Rose Philip is an Antiguan American model and musician who has quadriplegic cerebral palsy.

— Aariana Rose Philip, Vogue, 4 May 2026

Definition of quadriplegic

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After strangling the children in the basement of her home with exercise bands, Clancy attempted to kill herself by jumping out of the window of her Duxbury home, leaving her paralyzed.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2026
This is a major escalation for the kingdom, which had re-routed much of its oil exports through Red Sea ports as the Strait of Hormuz remains paralyzed.

— Salma Arafa, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of paralyzed

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Those organizations then help students access educational opportunities ranging from tutoring and special-needs services to career training, educational technology, dual-enrollment courses and private school tuition where appropriate.

— Jeffrey S. Trimbath, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2026
Reliability becomes even more critical in special-needs transportation environments, where coordination, communication, and timing often carry heightened importance for students, caregivers, and school systems.

— Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 2 June 2026

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