Synonyms for atrophy
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use.
Forms
- Plural
- atrophies → declines, wastings, consumptions, witherings…
Example sentences
- decline I had to decline the invitation because I was ill.
- wasting Let's stop wasting time and get on with this work.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| atrophy | steady | |
| decline | steady | |
| wasting | rising | |
| emaciation | falling | |
| marasmus | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- decline2, wasting2
- 8 letters
- marasmus
- 9 letters
- withering3, atrophism
- 10 letters
- emaciation
- 11 letters
- consumption3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (decline2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- atrophie
- Deutsch
- Verkümmerung