Synonyms for wasting
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Gradual deterioration or wasting away.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- wastings → cachexiae, cachexies, atrophies, decays…
Example sentences
- atrophy Don't let your muscles atrophy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| wasting | rising | |
| cachexia | rising | |
| atrophy | steady | |
| tabes | falling | |
| emaciation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- decay2, tabes
- 7 letters
- atrophy3, cachexy
- 8 letters
- cachexia, marasmus
- 10 letters
- emaciation
- 11 letters
- consumption3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (decay2 = 2 syllables).