Handicapped Synonyms and Antonyms

hăndē-kăpt
Incapable of functioning as a consequence of injury or illness
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. disabled
  2. thwarted
  3. crippled
  4. physically-challenged
  5. impeded
  6. burdened
  7. hampered
  8. obstructed
  9. encumbered
  10. foiled
  11. balked
  12. put at a disadvantage
  13. deterred
  14. under handicap
  15. disadvantaged
  16. checked
  17. blocked
  18. limited
  19. restrained
  20. wounded
  21. curbed
  22. put behind
  23. queered
  24. stymied
  25. behind-the-eight-ball
Antonyms:
  1. aided
  2. helped
  3. supported
People collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. disabled

Words Related to Handicapped

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. restricted
  2. mentally-handicapped
  3. the-handicapped
  4. deaf
  5. hearing-impaired
  6. impaired

Handicapped Sentence Examples

  • His mother died and his father doesn't want to be troubled with a handicapped child.

  • Handicapped by poverty, John had to face attacks from two quarters.

  • If needed, are handicapped ramps available?

  • Elizabeth was terribly handicapped by having no heirs of her body and no obvious English successor.

  • In the description of battles and military operations generally Grote was handicapped by the lack of personal knowledge of the country.

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