Lame

Synonyms for "lame" (162 found)

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265 translations across 75 languages.

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Abkhaz

4 entries
  • а́цыркь adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • а́цыркьзаара adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • акәылԥаа́ adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • ацыркьыԥа adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Aghwan

1 entries
  • 𐕄𐔰𐔾𐔰 adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Albanian

1 entries
  • çalë adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • σκιμβός adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • χωλός adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Arabic

4 entries
  • أعرج adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • أعرج adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • أَشَلّ adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • أَعْرَج adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Aragonese

1 entries
  • coixo adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Armenian

1 entries
  • կաղ adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Aromanian

1 entries
  • shcljop adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Asturian

1 entries
  • coxu adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • topal adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Bashkir

2 entries
  • аҡһаҡ adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • сатан adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • кульга́вы adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Bhojpuri

1 entries
  • लंगड़ adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • безинтересен adj (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant)
  • куц adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • куц adj (by extension, hobbling)
  • неубедителен adj (slang: unconvincing)

Catalan

3 entries
  • coix adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • ranc adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • sonso adj (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • 瘸腿 adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • 跛足 adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Czech

3 entries
  • chabý adj (slang: unconvincing)
  • chromý adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • осhromit verb (to cause a person or animal to become lame)

Dalmatian

1 entries
  • zuap adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Danish

2 entries
  • lam adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • lamt adj (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant)

Dutch

4 entries
  • flauw adj (slang: unconvincing)
  • flauw adj (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant)
  • kreupel adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • kreupel adj (moving with difficulty)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • kripla adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • lama adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • malmojosa adj (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant)

Estonian

1 entries
  • nõme adj (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant)

Finnish

4 entries
  • heikko adj (moving with difficulty)
  • heikko adj (by extension, hobbling)
  • heikko adj (slang: unconvincing)
  • huono adj (slang: unconvincing)

French

4 entries
  • bancal adj (slang: unconvincing)
  • bateau adj (slang: unconvincing)
  • boiteuse adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • boiteux adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Friulian

1 entries
  • çuet adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Galician

3 entries
  • coxo adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • rengo adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • manquexar verb (to cause a person or animal to become lame)

Georgian

2 entries
  • ბანძი adj (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant)
  • კოჭლი adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

German

3 entries
  • lahm adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • ätzend adj (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant)
  • öde adj (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant)

Gheg Albanian

1 entries
  • shkep adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Greek

4 entries
  • αστήρικτος adj (slang: unconvincing)
  • αστείος adj (slang: unconvincing)
  • κουτσός adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • κουτσός adj (moving with difficulty)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • צוֹלֵעַ adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • צוֹלֵעַ adj (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant)

Hindi

4 entries
  • अपंग adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • पंगु adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • लँगड़ा adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • लंग adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • béna adj (moving with difficulty)
  • béna adj (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant)
  • nyomorék adj (moving with difficulty)
  • sánta adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • lamaður adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • cupu adj (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • rampa adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Interlingua

1 entries
  • claude adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Irish

1 entries
  • bacach adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Italian

4 entries
  • patetico adj (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant)
  • stupido adj (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant)
  • zoppo adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • azzoppare verb (to cause a person or animal to become lame)

Japanese

4 entries
  • ださい adj (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant)
  • 寒い adj (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant)
  • 足の不自由な adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • 足の悪い adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Latin

1 entries
  • claudus adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Literary Chinese

1 entries
  • adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • luošas adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • šlubas adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Luxembourgish

1 entries
  • schlamm adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • до́саден adj (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant)
  • здо́девен adj (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant)
  • куц adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • куц adj (by extension, hobbling)

Manchu

1 entries
  • ᡩᠣᡥᠣᠯᠣᠨ adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • доголон adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Māori

4 entries
  • hauā adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • tahakopa adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • totitoti adj (by extension, hobbling)
  • tūparaka adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Neapolitan

1 entries
  • sciancato adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Occitan

2 entries
  • garrèl adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • ranc adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Old English

1 entries
  • lama adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Old Georgian

1 entries
  • მკელობელი adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Ossetian

1 entries
  • къуылых adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Persian

1 entries
  • لنگ adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • lom adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Polish

4 entries
  • chromy adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • kiepski adj (slang: unconvincing)
  • kiepski adj (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant)
  • kulawy adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Pontic Greek

2 entries
  • κοτσός adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • ξεροπόδαρος adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • capenga adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • capenga adj (by extension, hobbling)
  • capenga adj (slang: unconvincing)
  • chato adj (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant)

Quechua

4 entries
  • hank'a adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • magro adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • sucu adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • wist'u adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Romanian

4 entries
  • anost adj (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant)
  • handicapat adj (moving with difficulty)
  • jalnic adj (slang: unconvincing)
  • lipsit de gust adj (slang: unconvincing)

Romansch

1 entries
  • zop adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Russian

4 entries
  • беспонто́вый adj (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant)
  • искале́ченный adj (moving with difficulty)
  • неубеди́тельный adj (slang: unconvincing)
  • отсто́йный adj (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • hrom adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • хром adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Sicilian

4 entries
  • acciuncatu adj (moving with difficulty)
  • acciuncatu adj (by extension, hobbling)
  • ciancatu adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • ciuncu adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Slovak

1 entries
  • chromý adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Spanish

4 entries
  • arrengado adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • chafa adj (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant)
  • cojo adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • cojo adj (slang: unconvincing)

Swedish

2 entries
  • lam adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • lam adj (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant)

Tausug

1 entries
  • pilay adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Telugu

1 entries
  • కుంటి adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Thai

4 entries
  • กระง่องกระแง่ง adj (moving with difficulty)
  • กระจอก adj (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant)
  • กระย่องกระแย่ง adj (moving with difficulty)
  • กะเผลก adj (moving with difficulty)

Turkish

2 entries
  • geyik adj (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant)
  • topal adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Udi

1 entries
  • кӏала adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • кульга́вий adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Venetan

4 entries
  • cionpo adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • soto adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • zhot adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)
  • çoto adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

West-Frisian

1 entries
  • mank adj (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

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I don't want to be lame; I want to be cool!!

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Now the President is nothing but a lame duck.

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The only thing we can ask of others, is not to guess at how lame we are.

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What kind of lame power is heart, anyways?

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.