impairments

The word “impairments” has 3 syllables: im-pair-ments

It's pronounced as /ɪmˈpeə.mənts/


What is synonym and antonym for impairments?

In the thesaurus, “impairments” has 38 synonyms and 5 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for impairments along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for impairments

  • abrasions
  • afflictions
  • boo-boos
  • bruises
  • bumps
  • burns
  • chafes
  • concussions
  • contusions
  • cuts
  • damage
  • damages
  • defacements
  • destruction
  • deterioration
  • detriments
  • disabilities
  • disablements
  • disfigurements
  • gashes
  • harms
  • hurts
  • injuries
  • lacerations
  • lesions
  • ruination
  • ruined goods
  • ruptures
  • scalds
  • scars
  • scathes
  • scrapes
  • scratches
  • sears
  • strains
  • swellings
  • wounds
  • wreckage

Antonyms for impairments

  • cures
  • fixes
  • improvement
  • recoveries
  • remedies

Meanings of impairments

  • noun
    1. The result of being impaired.
    2. A deterioration or weakening.
    3. A disability or handicap.
    4. An inefficient part or factor.
    5. A downward revaluation, a write-down.

Example Sentences

  • The report highlighted several cognitive impairments among the patients.
  • Vision impairments can affect a person's ability to drive safely.
  • Hearing impairments are common in older adults.
  • The study focused on the physical impairments caused by the disease.
  • Workplace accommodations are available for individuals with impairments.

On this page you'll find 43 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to impairments, such as: abrasions, afflictions, boo-boos, bruises, bumps, burns, chafes.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

debits

  • albatross
  • albatrosses
  • bars
  • catches
  • checks
  • clogs
  • crimps
  • disabilities
  • disadvantages
  • disbenefits
  • downsides
  • drawbacks
  • embarrassments
  • failings
  • handicaps
  • hindrances
  • hitches
  • hurdles
  • impairments
  • impediments
  • incommodities
  • interferences
  • lets
  • liabilities
  • manacles
  • millstones
  • minuses
  • negatives
  • obstacles
  • obstructions
  • rubs
  • shackles
  • shortcomings
  • stops
  • strangleholds
  • strikes
  • trammels

handicaps

  • adversities
  • albatross
  • albatrosses
  • arrests
  • baffles
  • balks
  • barricades
  • barriers
  • bars
  • binds
  • bits
  • blockades
  • blockages
  • blocks
  • brakes
  • brick walls
  • burdens
  • catches
  • chains
  • checks
  • chokes
  • clogs
  • confines
  • constrains
  • constraints
  • cramps
  • crimps
  • cumbers
  • curbs
  • dangers
  • debits
  • delays
  • derails
  • deterrents
  • difficulties
  • disabilities
  • disadvantages
  • disbenefits
  • disrupts
  • downsides
  • drags
  • drawbacks
  • embargoes
  • embarrasses
  • embarrassments
  • encumbers
  • encumbrances
  • failings
  • fetters
  • foils
  • frustrates
  • gives a hard time
  • halters
  • hampers
  • handcuffs
  • hardships
  • hazards
  • hinders
  • hindrances
  • hitches
  • hobbles
  • hog-ties
  • holdbacks
  • holds back
  • holds up
  • holdups
  • hurdles
  • impairments
  • impedes
  • impediments
  • incommodities
  • inhibitions
  • inhibits
  • interferences
  • leashes
  • lets
  • liabilities
  • loads
  • manacles
  • millstones
  • minuses
  • mires
  • muzzles
  • negatives
  • obstacles
  • obstructions
  • obstructs
  • perils
  • reefs
  • reins
  • represses
  • restrains
  • restraints
  • retains
  • retards
  • roadblocks
  • rubs
  • sabotages
  • shackles
  • short-circuits
  • shortcomings
  • smothers
  • snags
  • stalls
  • stifles
  • stone walls
  • stoppages
  • stops
  • strangleholds
  • strangles
  • strikes
  • stumbling blocks
  • stumps
  • stymies
  • suffocates
  • suppresses
  • tethers
  • thwarts
  • ties
  • ties up
  • trammels

languishments

  • breakdowns
  • collapses
  • crashes
  • decadences
  • decays
  • declensions
  • declines
  • decreases
  • degenerations
  • descents
  • deteriorations
  • detriments
  • diminishments
  • disablements
  • downgrades
  • drawbacks
  • failings
  • glitches
  • hindrances
  • impairments
  • impediments
  • lapses
  • reductions
  • setbacks
  • shortcomings
  • stumbling blocks

negatives

  • abjures
  • albatross
  • albatrosses
  • annuls
  • antipodes
  • antitheses
  • antonyms
  • avoids
  • backs down
  • backs off
  • backtracks
  • bans
  • bars
  • blackballs
  • blacklists
  • blows off
  • bypasses
  • catches
  • challenges
  • checks
  • clogs
  • confutes
  • cons
  • constrains
  • contradicts
  • contraries
  • controverts
  • converses
  • corrects
  • counteracts
  • counterbalances
  • counterpoints
  • counterpoises
  • counters
  • crimps
  • curbs
  • debits
  • declines
  • denial
  • denials
  • denies
  • deselects
  • detours
  • disabilities
  • disadvantages
  • disaffirms
  • disallows
  • disapproves
  • disavowal
  • disavows
  • disbenefits
  • disclaims
  • disconfirms
  • disdains
  • dismisses
  • disowns
  • disproves
  • disputes
  • downs
  • downsides
  • drawbacks
  • embarrassments
  • enjoins
  • failings
  • forbears
  • forbids
  • foreswears
  • forswears
  • gainsays
  • handicaps
  • hinders
  • hindrances
  • hitches
  • holds
  • hurdles
  • ignores
  • impairments
  • impedes
  • impediments
  • incommodities
  • interferences
  • invalidates
  • inverses
  • keeps
  • kills
  • lets
  • liabilities
  • manacles
  • millstones
  • minuses
  • mirror images
  • nay
  • nays
  • negates
  • negations
  • neuters
  • neutralizes
  • nixes
  • noes
  • non placets
  • nos
  • nullifies
  • obstacles
  • obstructions
  • obstructs
  • obverses
  • offsets
  • opposites
  • outbalances
  • outweighs
  • overrides
  • overrules
  • passes
  • passes up
  • prohibits
  • proscribes
  • rebuffs
  • rebuts
  • recalls
  • recants
  • redeems
  • redresses
  • refusal
  • refusals
  • refuses
  • refutation
  • refutes
  • rejects
  • relieves
  • remedies
  • reneges
  • renounces
  • repels
  • represses
  • reprobates
  • repudiates
  • restrains
  • restricts
  • retracts
  • reverses
  • revokes
  • rubs
  • scorns
  • scouts
  • shackles
  • shoots down
  • shortcomings
  • spurns
  • sticks
  • stops
  • strangleholds
  • strikes
  • takes back
  • throws out
  • throws over
  • trammels
  • traverses
  • turns down
  • unsays
  • vetoes
  • withdraws
  • withholds

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