QUADRIPLEGIC Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

quadriplegic

adjective

Definition of quadriplegic

as in paraplegic

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Recent Examples of quadriplegic Aariana Rose Philip is an Antiguan American model and musician who has quadriplegic cerebral palsy. — Aariana Rose Philip, Vogue, 4 May 2026 The man who died was a quadriplegic, unable to escape on his own. — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026 Sharod Knox has lived this way since a 2002 shooting left him quadriplegic and dependent on a ventilator. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025 Here’s one his many Se7en knockoffs, this one based on a series of novels about a quadriplegic cop, played by Washington, who teams with a rookie cop (Angelina Jolie) to take down a serial killer. — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025

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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

Definition of paraplegic

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Yuba City resident Michelle Reinhart said the disease left her essentially paralyzed, unable to move her hands or head for about two weeks after contracting the disease in 2015.

— Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
His fixation on the bill — which lacks enough GOP support in the Senate — has undermined unrelated Republican priorities in both chambers and nearly paralyzed legislative business in the House.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 July 2026

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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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