Disabled and Old

Disabled

Disabled adjective - Deprived of the power to perform one or more natural bodily activities.

Old and disabled are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Old" instead an adjective "Disabled".

Nearby Words: disability, disablement, disabling

Old

Old adjective - Being of advanced years and especially past middle age.

Disabled and old are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Disabled" instead an adjective "Old".

Nearby Words: oldie, olden, oldish

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • To fit this trope, the subject must be far too old and feeble to do battle anymore, or perhaps seriously disabled (either from previous battles or illness), or both.
  • Equal-Opportunity Evil Their leadership includes among their ranks two women (one of whom is Asian), a pair of disabled people, a freakish 10-foot-tall cyborg, and an 80-year old man.
  • All standard future weapons are disabled, so they get an old heat-seeking missile out of a museum to bring down their mech.
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