What is another word for disability?
Synonyms for disability
ˌdɪs əˈbɪl ɪ tidis·abil·i·ty
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Wiktionary
disabilitynoun
Antonyms:
ability, capacity, competence, strength, potence, potential, competency, qualificationdisabilitynoun
Antonyms:
capacity, ability, strength, competence, competency, potence, potential, qualificationdisabilitynoun
Antonyms:
strength, qualification, competency, potence, ability, capacity, potential, competencedisabilitynoun
Antonyms:
ability, qualification, competence, strength, potential, potence, capacity, competency
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
disability
Synonyms:
disqualification, impotency, unfitness, incapacity, forfeiture, incompetencyAntonyms:
qualification, recommendation, fitness, deserving, merit
Princeton's WordNet
disability, disablement, handicap, impairmentnoun
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
"reading disability"; "hearing impairment"
Synonyms:
impediment, constipation, baulk, deterrent, handicap, balk, check, harm, deadening, deterioration, damage, hinderance, hindrance, disablement, impairment, stultification
Dictionary of English Synonymes
disabilitynoun
Synonyms:
disqualificationdisabilitynoun
Synonyms:
inability, incapacity, incompetence, impotence, incapability
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "disability":
disabilities, invalidity, handicap, impairment, inability, incapacity, disabled, disablement, infirmity, deficiency, handicapped, deficit, handicaps, impairments, failure, non-validity, disadvantage
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#272 | check | |
#2266 | damage | |
#2278 | failure | |
#3302 | disabled | |
#3459 | disability | |
#4305 | disabilities | |
#6159 | harm | |
#8380 | deficit | |
#10765 | deficiency | |
#10997 | impairment | |
#11794 | inability | |
#12951 | handicap | |
#14444 | handicapped | |
#15341 | disadvantage | |
#18311 | deterioration | |
#22834 | forfeiture | |
#22866 | constipation | |
#23005 | impairments | |
#28533 | deterrent | |
#30227 | disqualification | |
#31904 | incapacity | |
#38554 | impediment | |
#44966 | hindrance | |
#45664 | handicaps | |
#48500 | invalidity | |
#53908 | balk | |
#71523 | disablement | |
#72653 | infirmity | |
#97214 | impotency | |
#107606 | deadening | |
#128146 | incompetency | |
#131851 | unfitness | |
#197935 | baulk | |
#204694 | hinderance |
How to use disability in a sentence?
We’re not trying to bash the nail salon, we’re not trying to make them lose customers, make them look bad, but maybe, spread awareness that no matter the person, who they are, what color they are, disability, whatever, they’re people too. She’s a girly girl. She’s just like you, me, Tasia, my daughter, anybody. She wants to look pretty, you know, and so why can’t she?
My passion (is) to make sure that every life, irrespective of your disability or irrespective of your background, that you are able to be happy and you are able to smile at the end of the day.
There were very few people who knew how to handle a disability as severe as John's, even teachers and professionals were unable to reach him.
The world is a fun and interesting place, when you expand Disability Horizons and see other parts of the world you learn so much.
Thank you, thank you so much. This award is for every kid who is watching tonight who has a disability, a limitation, a challenge, who has been waiting to see themselves represented in this arena. You are.
Translations for disability
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- عجزArabic
- неправоспособност, недъгавост, неспособностBulgarian
- postiženíCzech
- BehinderungGerman
- discapacidad, incapacidadSpanish
- infirmité, pension d'invalidité, handicap, invaliditéFrench
- հաշմանդամությունArmenian
- disabilitasIndonesian
- 身体障害Japanese
- инвалидитет, неспособностMacedonian
- нетрудоспособность, неспособность, инвалидность, бессилие, неправоспособностьRussian
- sakatlıkTurkish
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