Synonyms for debile

Most common

feeble · weakly · decrepit · rickety

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Weak; feeble.

Related words

Word family

debilitate debilitating debilitation debility

Example sentences

• feeble The feeble patient is suffering from stomach cancer.
• weakly Miroslav asked Anna if she could eat and she nodded very weakly.
• decrepit I think that his uncle is a decrepit old man.
• rickety Monday rolled into town on a rickety old bicycle.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

weak¹

5 letters

frail¹

6 letters

feeble², weakly², infirm²

7 letters

rickety³, sapless

8 letters

decrepit³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (feeble² = 2 syllables).