CONSUMPTIVE Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word consumptive. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CONSUMPTIVE
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| 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 | ||||||||
| weakening | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • becoming weaker • the act of reducing the strength of something adjective satellite • causing debilitation • moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker | ||||||||
| declining | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
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. | ||||||||
| deteriorating | adjectiveadj | |||||||
verb • become worse or disintegrate • grow progressively worse | ||||||||
| lunger | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person with pulmonary tuberculosis • someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing) | ||||||||
| tubercular | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • characterized by the presence of tuberculosis lesions or tubercles • pertaining to or of the nature of a normal tuberosity or tubercle • relating to tuberculosis or those suffering from it noun • a person with pulmonary tuberculosis adjective satellite • constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus | ||||||||
