PARAPLEGIC Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

paraplegic

adjective

as in quadriplegic

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Recent Examples of paraplegic The same survey found that one resident, who was paraplegic, was left alone all night while calling out for help. — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Aug. 2025 Being the first British paraplegic woman to experience zero gravity meant so much more than just the thrill of weightlessness. — Sophie Morgan, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2024 Amezcua recalled meeting a paraplegic woman with significant health issues who declined hospital care because, in her experience, she was treated briefly and then discharged back to the street. — Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026 Avatar sees Jake Sully, a paraplegic veteran, on a mission to the moon Pandora, in an entirely new form, adopting that of the Na'vi people. — Grace Dean, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2025 Johnny Joestar, a paraplegic former jockey who’s already wealthy, joins not for the money, but to pursue Gyro, a strange man with two strange spinning electric balls that seemingly can give him the ability to walk again. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2026

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Aariana Rose Philip is an Antiguan American model and musician who has quadriplegic cerebral palsy.

— Aariana Rose Philip, Vogue, 4 May 2026
The man who died was a quadriplegic, unable to escape on his own.

— Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026

Definition of quadriplegic

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The waves will carry the paralyzed bodies to the shore, and even dead jellyfish have been known to sting.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 June 2026
The teen, who was crossing the street at the time, was run over twice by the truck, causing catastrophic injuries that left him paralyzed from the waist down, local ABC affiliate WKBW reported.

— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026

Definition of paralyzed

Adjective

Those organizations then help students access educational opportunities ranging from tutoring and special-needs services to career training, educational technology, dual-enrollment courses and private school tuition where appropriate.

— Jeffrey S. Trimbath, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2026
Reliability becomes even more critical in special-needs transportation environments, where coordination, communication, and timing often carry heightened importance for students, caregivers, and school systems.

— Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 2 June 2026

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