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Synonyms for infirm

  • adjective

Most common

ill frail feeble decrepit crank

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Adjective

1. Feeble — irresolute; weak of mind or will

feeble, weak, frail, decrepit, ill, sick, enfeebled, sickly, debilitated, senile, ailing, doddering, helpless, unwell, unsound, fragile, rickety, unstable, impotent, lame, weakened, invalid

Other

crank

Antonyms

firm, steadfast, normal

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Irresolute; weak of mind or will.

Related words

Word family
infirmity infirmary

Example sentences

  • ill They called in a doctor because the child was ill.
  • frail Don't embrace me in such a manner. I'm so frail!
  • feeble The feeble patient is suffering from stomach cancer.
  • decrepit I think that his uncle is a decrepit old man.
  • crank Hey! I don't want any crank calls - not at this hour.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
infirmfalling
illsteady
frailrising
feeblesteady
decrepitrising
cranksteady

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

By length

3 letters
ill1
4 letters
sick1, weak1, lame1
5 letters
crank1, frail1
6 letters
feeble2, ailing2, unwell2, sickly2, senile2
7 letters
fragile2, invalid3, unsound2, rickety3
8 letters
unstable3, helpless2, weakened2, impotent3, decrepit3
9 letters
enfeebled3, doddering3
11 letters
debilitated5

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

In other languages

Français
impotent
Italiano
invalido