ATROPHIED Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word atrophied. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ATROPHIED
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diminished | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use adjective satellite • impaired by diminution • (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval • made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth) | ||||||||
shriveled | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture • lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness • reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity | ||||||||
wasted | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use adjective satellite • serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being • not used to good advantage • very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold | ||||||||
weakened | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • impaired by diminution • made weak or weaker • reduced in strength • mixed with water • damaged; used of inanimate objects or their value | ||||||||
declined | verbv | |||||||
noun • change toward something smaller or lower • a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • a downward slope or bend verb • grow worse • not accept as true • show unwillingness towards • grow smaller • go down • fall in value • inflect for number, gender, case, etc. | ||||||||
degenerated | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior adjective satellite • unrestrained by convention or morality verb • grow progressively worse | ||||||||
deteriorated | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • become worse or disintegrate • grow progressively worse | ||||||||
wasting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease • a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse | ||||||||
withering | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) adjective satellite • wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction • making light of | ||||||||
wasting away | verbv | |||||||
noun • a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse |