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Definitions

lame

[leym] / leɪm /
ADJECTIVE
unable to walk properly; injured
Synonyms
STRONG
bruised disabled game halt hobbling impaired injured limping pained sore stiff
WEAK
gimpy
Antonyms
WEAK
agile mobile
ADJECTIVE
weak; inadequate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
feeble flimsy ineffective weak
STRONG
faltering poor thin
WEAK
faulty flabby inadequate inefficient insufficient unconvincing unpersuasive unpleasing unsatisfactory unsuitable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
convincing
STRONG
effective persuasive strong
WEAK
satisfactory

Example Sentences

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Now that Ghostface has become the face of lame and derivative sequels, who’s going to kill him?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Powell became a lame duck almost immediately after President Donald Trump was inaugurated in January 2025.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

But that calculation may change as he moves through a second term toward the liberation and oppression of lame duckhood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

Even if he is a supposed lame duck, he remains profoundly dangerous.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025

A place or a time is hantu, and a quality of being is kuntu: beautiful, hideous, or lame, for example.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver