SENILE Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word senile. (close relations)
Definition of SENILE
Best Alternative Words for SENILE
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addled | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of eggs) no longer edible • confused and vague; used especially of thinking | ||||||||
aged | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • people who are old collectively adjective satellite • advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables) • at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable) • having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable) • of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable) • (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process | ||||||||
debilitated | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking energy or vitality | ||||||||
decrepit | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • worn and broken down by hard use • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality | ||||||||
demented | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • affected with madness or insanity | ||||||||
elderly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • people who are old collectively adjective satellite • advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables) | ||||||||
feeble | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness • lacking strength or vigor • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality • lacking strength | ||||||||
forgetful | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range • not mindful or attentive adjective satellite • failing to keep in mind | ||||||||
frail | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • physically weak noun • the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds • a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs) adjective satellite • wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings • easily broken or damaged or destroyed | ||||||||
incapacitated | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking in or deprived of strength or power | ||||||||
infirm | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality • lacking firmness of will or character or purpose | ||||||||
old | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age • of long duration; not new noun • past times adjective satellite • of a very early stage in development • (used for emphasis) very familiar • skilled through long experience • belonging to some prior time • excellent • just preceding something else in time or order | ||||||||
shaky | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • inclined to shake as from weakness or defect • vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze • not secure; beset with difficulties | ||||||||
weak | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • wanting in physical strength adjective satellite • overly diluted; thin and insipid • (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress • wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings • tending downward in price • deficient or lacking in some skill • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality • (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection • not having authority, political strength, or governing power • deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc • likely to fail under stress or pressure • deficient in intelligence or mental power | ||||||||
doddering | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • mentally or physically infirm with age | ||||||||
doddery | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • mentally or physically infirm with age | ||||||||
gaga | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • mentally or physically infirm with age • intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with |