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| Main Entry: | impaired |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | injured, faulty |
| Synonyms: | broken, damaged, debilitated, defective, down*, harmed, hurt, imperfect, kaput*, on the blink*, on the fritz, spoiled, unsound, busted, flawed, marred |
| Antonyms: | healthy, perfect, strong |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impair |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | harm, hinder |
| Synonyms: | blemish, blunt, cheapen, damage, debase, debilitate, decrease, destroy, deteriorate, devalue, diminish, ding*, disqualify, enervate, enfeeble, hurt, injure, invalidate, lessen, mar, prejudice, queer, reduce, rough up*, spoil, tarnish, total, tweak, undermine, unfit, vitiate, weaken, worsen, devaluate, lose strength, make useless |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, help |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | adulterated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | debased or dirty |
| Synonyms: | corrupt, defiled, degraded, deteriorated, diluted, impaired, mixed, tainted, weakened, attenuated, blended, contaminated, depreciated, devalued, dissolved, polluted, thinned, vitiated, watered down |
| Antonyms: | clean, moral, virtuous |
| Main Entry: | crippled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disabled |
| Synonyms: | bedridden, broken, damaged, defective, deformed, game, halt, handicapped, harmed, impaired, incapacitated, lame, maimed, mutilated, out of commission*, paralyzed, enfeebled, gimp, hamstrung, hog-tied, housebound, laid up, mangled, marred, sidelined |
| Antonyms: | healthy, walking |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | damaged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | broken, not working |
| Synonyms: | bent, down, gone, hurt, impaired, imperfect, injured, kaput*, on the blink*, on the fritz, run-down, shot, spoiled, unsound, beat-up, blemished, busted, dinged, flawed, flubbed, fouled up, glitched, in need of repair, in poor condition, in smithereens, loused up, marred, messed up, mucked up, no go, out of action, out of kilter, out of whack, screwed up, snafued, sunk, totaled |
| Antonyms: | fixed, mended, perfect, repaired, unbroken, undamaged, working, ok |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | defective |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | broken, not working |
| Synonyms: | abnormal, amiss, damaged, deficient, faulty, impaired, imperfect, inadequate, incomplete, injured, insufficient, lacking, out of order, poor, sick, unfinished, unhealthy, unsound, wanting, blemished, flawed, on the bum, seconds, subnormal |
| Notes: | defective means having a defect or fault, while deficient means inadequate or lacking in amount or degree |
| Antonyms: | excellent, faultless, flawless, perfect, unbroken |
| Main Entry: | deficient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | imperfect, inadequate |
| Synonyms: | amiss, bad, damaged, defective, exiguous, faulty, impaired, incomplete, inferior, infrequent, injured, insufficient, lacking, meager, rare, scanty*, scarce, second fiddle*, second string, short, shy, sketchy, skimpy, unequal, unfinished, unsatisfactory, wanting, weak, flawed, found wanting, marred, not cut out for, not enough, not make it, not up to scratch, outta gas, scant, third string, unassembled |
| Antonyms: | adequate, ample, enough, excessive, faultless, flawless, perfect, satisfactory, sufficient, superfluous |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dilapidated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | falling apart; in ruins |
| Synonyms: | broken-down, crumbling, crumbly, crummy*, damaged, decayed, decaying, decrepit, derelict, dingy, faded, impaired, injured, neglected, old, ramshackle, ratty*, raunchy, rickety, run-down, seedy, shabby, shaky, tacky, threadbare, unimproved, unkempt, worn-out, battered, beat-up, dog-eared, fallen-in, in a bad way, marred, rinky-dink, slummy, tumble-down, uncared for, used-up |
| Antonyms: | rebuilt, in good repair |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | diluted/dilute |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | thinned, weakened |
| Synonyms: | adulterated, cut, impaired, impoverished, light, reduced, spiked, watery, wishy-washy*, attenuated, laced, moderated, shaved, tempered, washy, watered down, waterish |
| Antonyms: | concentrated, strengthened, thickened |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disadvantaged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | underprivileged |
| Synonyms: | handicapped, impaired, impoverished, poor, deprived, discriminated against, hindered |
| Antonyms: | privileged, prosperous, rich, wealthy |
| Main Entry: | faulty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not working; incorrect |
| Synonyms: | adulterated, amiss, awry, bad, below par, blamable, broken, cracked, damaged, debased, defective, deficient, distorted, erroneous, fallacious, fallible, false, frail, impaired, imperfect, inaccurate, inadequate, incomplete, inexact, injured, insufficient, invalid, lame, leaky, lemon, maimed, malformed, out of order, rank, sick, tainted, unfit, unreliable, unsound, weak, wrong, blemished, botched, flawed, imprecise, malfunctioning, marred, unretentive, warped |
| Antonyms: | accurate, correct, perfect, sound, strong, working |
| Main Entry: | hurt |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | physically or mentally injured |
| Synonyms: | aggrieved, burned, cut, damaged, distressed, disturbed, harmed, hit, impaired, indignant, miffed, mutilated, offended, pained, put away, rueful, sad, shot, sore, stricken, struck, suffering, tender, unhappy, wounded, aching, agonized, all torn up, battered, bleeding, bruised, buffeted, busted up, contused, crushed, disfigured, grazed, in pain, lacerated, marred, mauled, nicked, piqued, resentful, scarred, scraped, scratched, shook, tortured, umbrageous, warped |
| Antonyms: | healthy, pleased, well, comforted, cured, healed, ok, remedied |
| Main Entry: | imperfect |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | flawed |
| Synonyms: | amiss, below par, broken, damaged, defective, deficient, dud*, faulty, garbage*, immature, impaired, incomplete, inexact, injured, junk*, lemon*, limited, low, minus, partial, patchy, rudimentary, sick, sketchy, two-bit*, undeveloped, unfinished, unsound, vicious, bottom-of-barrel, disfigured, few bugs, marred, schlocky, warped |
| Antonyms: | excellent, faultless, finished, perfect, pure, unblemished, unflawed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | incapacitated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disabled |
| Synonyms: | bedridden, broken-down, confined, crippled, debilitated, handicapped, helpless, hurt, impaired, impotent, incapable, infirm, lame, maimed, out of commission*, paralyzed, powerless, weak, weakened, immobilized, laid-up, out-of-action, sidelined, wornout |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lacking |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wanting, deficient |
| Synonyms: | can't cut it, coming up short, defective, deprived of, flawed, impaired, inadequate, incomplete, minus, missing, needed, needing, not hacking it, not making it, sans, short, without |
| Antonyms: | abundant, enough, having, profuse, sufficient |
| Main Entry: | perverted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | immoral, evil |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, aberrant, abnormal, corrupt, corrupted, debased, debauched, defiled, depraved, deviant, deviating, distorted, foreign, grotesque, impaired, kinky*, misguided, monstrous, queer, sick, tainted, twisted, unhealthy, unnatural, vicious, vitiate, wicked, abused, contorted, misused, outraged, polluted, vitiated, warped |
| Antonyms: | clean, good, healthy, moral |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unwell |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sick |
| Synonyms: | ailing, bedridden, debilitated, diseased, feeble, feverish, frail, ill, impaired, incurable, infirm, invalid, nauseated, run down, sickly, suffering, under the weather*, unhealthy, weak, broken down, hospitalized, in poor health, infected, laid-up, not feeling well, sick as a dog, under medication |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | diluted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | thinned |
| Synonyms: | adulterated, cut, dilute, impaired, impoverished, light, reduced, watery, weak, weakened, wishy-washy, washy, watered down, waterish |
| Antonyms: | concentrated, enriched, strengthened, thickened |
| Main Entry: | tainted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | spoiled |
| Synonyms: | corrupted, decayed, dirty, diseased, fetid, impaired, impure, putrid, rotten, contaminated, infected, polluted |
| Antonyms: | clean, fresh, pure |
| Main Entry: | wounded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | injured |
| Synonyms: | beaten, damaged, disabled, harmed, hurt, impaired, bruised, marred |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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