Synonyms for invalid

Noun

1. invalid, shut-in, sick person, diseased person, sufferer
usage: someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury

Verb

1. invalid, remove
usage: force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen
2. disable, invalid, incapacitate, handicap, injure, wound
usage: injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident"

Adjective

1. invalid (vs. valid), bad, uncollectible, fallacious, unsound, false, invalidated, nullified, null, void, sophistic, sophistical, specious, spurious, illegitimate
usage: having no cogency or legal force; "invalid reasoning"; "an invalid driver's license"
2. invalid, expired (vs. unexpired)
usage: no longer valid; "the license is invalid"
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