Synonyms for impair
ɪmˈpɛərim·pair

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. impair

   Synonyms:
   aggravate, blemish, corrupt, debase, depress, deteriorate, harm, injure, mar, spoil, tarnish, vitiate

   Antonyms:
   advance, ameliorate, amend, better, cleanse, correct, emend, improve, make better, meliorate, mend, mitigate, purify, rectify, reform, repair

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. impair

   Synonyms:
   deteriorate, injure, reduce, damage, enfeeble, vitiate, diminish, lessen

   Antonyms:
   enhance, improve, augment, repair

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. impairverb

   make worse or less effective

   "His vision was impaired"

   Synonyms:
   mar, deflower, spoil, vitiate

2. mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiateverb

   make imperfect

   "nothing marred her beauty"

   Synonyms:
   pamper, frustrate, debase, scotch, botch, bilk, baby, itch, bungle, muck up, mishandle, bumble, deflower, demoralise, botch up, foil, blow, go bad, screw up, pervert, demoralize, fumble, flub, rape, thwart, ruin, ball up, subvert, featherbed, bollocks up, plunder, bollocks, baffle, mess up, despoil, vitiate, invalidate, louse up, mar, indulge, spoil, muff, violate, mutilate, void, deprave, cocker, misdirect, foul up, cross, fluff, mollycoddle, bobble, profane, coddle, bollix up, debauch, cosset, bollix, corrupt, bodge

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1. • Damage

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. impairverb

   Synonyms:
   deteriorate, injure, vitiate, make worse

2. impairverb

   Synonyms:
   lessen, diminish, decrease, make less

3. impairverb

   Synonyms:
   weaken, enfeeble, enervate

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1. List of paraphrases for "impair":

   undermine, affect, harm, jeopardize, hinder, hamper, impede, prejudice, damage, alter, weaken, infringe

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1. Stephen Patton:

   (Chicago's law) doesn't diminish and impair pensions, it saves pensions, that argument has not been addressed.

2. Thomas Davis:

   I did so with the intent both to impair the integrity of the cellular phone and to make it unavailable for any subsequent criminal proceeding.

3. Montaigne:

   Books are pleasant, but if by being over-studious we impair our health and spoil our good humour, two of the best things we have, let us give it over. I, for my part, am one of those who think no fruit derived from them can recompense so great a loss.

4. Leonard Rubenstein:

   Policies barring participation in interrogation and force feeding are necessary to enable health professionals to fulfill ethical obligations adopted by the health professions to avoid inflicting harm, to be loyal to their patients, and to exercise independent professional judgment, adherence to these ethical standards protects the rights of members of the military and detainees in military custody and also makes our military stronger by avoiding a gulf between military and civilian medicine that could impair recruiting of well qualified health professionals.

5. Commissioner Ricky Arriola:

   Where is that leadership now? we will not bend to the will of the mob. We will continue to enforce our laws. We're in a bad spot right now because we're taking draconian actions, such as curfews, that impair businesses… the convenience of our residents.