Meanings
adjective
- Rendered less effective.
His impaired driving skill due to alcohol caused the accident.
Synonyms: challenged
- inebriated, drunk.
Synonyms: drunk
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of impair
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveRendered less effective.
Similar
adjectiveinebriated, drunk.
Similar
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivediminished in strength, quality, or utility
Opposite
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian увреден
- увреден (uvreden)rendered less effective
Dutch verzwakt, verminderd
- verzwaktrendered less effective
- verminderdrendered less effective
- beschadigdrendered less effective
- verstoordrendered less effective
- onder invloedinebriated, drunk
Finnish heikentynyt, alentunut
- heikentynytrendered less effective
- alentunutrendered less effective
- juopunutinebriated, drunk
French détérioré, affaibli
- détériorérendered less effective
- affaiblirendered less effective
- diminuérendered less effective
German beeinträchtigt, behindert
- beeinträchtigtrendered less effective
- behindertrendered less effective
- gestörtrendered less effective
- gemindertrendered less effective
- geschädigtrendered less effective
- verschlimmertrendered less effective
Italian diminuito
- diminuitorendered less effective
Japanese 不自由な
- 不自由な (fujiyū na)rendered less effective
Latin accīsus
- accīsusrendered less effective
Māori waimaero
- waimaerorendered less effective
Romanian înrautățit, slăbit
- înrautățitrendered less effective
- slăbitrendered less effective
- diminuatrendered less effective
Spanish alterado, estropeado
- alteradorendered less effective
- estropeadorendered less effective
- aminoradorendered less effective
- borrachoinebriated, drunk
Swedish nedsatt, försämrad
- nedsattrendered less effective
- försämradrendered less effective
Turkish bozuk, güçsüz
- bozukrendered less effective
- güçsüzrendered less effective
- zayıfrendered less effective
Cite this entry
APA
impaired. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impaired
MLA
“impaired.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impaired. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “impaired,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impaired.
Source: impaired on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.