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Impairs

7 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular present of impair: reduces or weakens the effectiveness or quality of something.

Fatigue impairs a driver's ability to react quickly in an emergency.

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Synonyms

weakensdiminisheshindersdamagesreduces

Antonyms

improvesenhancesstrengthens

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Wordle

Contains the AI vowel pair, ends in -AIRS, a recognisable and common pattern

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points, the -AIRS ending is useful and the S extends the base word

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