Synonyms of paraplegic

paraplegic

adjective

as in quadriplegic

Related Words

• quadriplegic
• paralyzed
• hemiplegic
• special-needs
• disabled
• immobilized
• immobile
• diseased
• incapacitated
• impaired
• unfit
• exceptional
• unwell
• ailing
• sick
• differently abled
• ill
• unhealthy
• unsound

Dissimilar Words

• unimpaired
• nondisabled
• able-bodied
• well
• whole
• abled
• healthy
• sound
• wholesome
• fit
• robust
• bouncing
• hale
• hearty
• chipper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of paraplegic

Someone who is paraplegic has very different needs than someone who is an ambulatory wheelchair user versus someone who lives in chronic pain. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026

On the island, the team makes the acquaintance of Rex (Hayden Chamberlain), a paraplegic dog who has been stranded there for two years and in that time has befriended the dinosaurs and constructed an elaborate treehouse for himself. — Caspar Salmon, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

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

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