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SENILE Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word senile. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word senile. (close relations)

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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

Alternatives for ADDLED

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