ATROPHYING Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word atrophying. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for ATROPHYING
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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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| shrinking | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • process or result of becoming less or smaller • the act of becoming less | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| decaying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • the process of gradually becoming inferior • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • the organic phenomenon of rotting • an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying • the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation verb • lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current • fall into decay or ruin • undergo decay or decomposition | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| degenerating | 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 | ||||||
| deteriorating | adjectiveadj | |||||
verb • become worse or disintegrate • grow progressively worse | ||||||
| languishing | adjectiveadj | |||||
verb • lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief • have a desire for something or someone who is not present • become feeble | ||||||
| shriveling | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • To collapse inward; to crumble. • To become wrinkled. • To draw into wrinkles. noun • The act or process by which something shrivels. | ||||||
| wasting away | verbv | |||||
noun • a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse | ||||||