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atrophied

[a-truh-feed] / ˈæ trə fid /
ADJECTIVE
emaciated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bony gaunt scrawny skeletal skinny
STRONG
attenuate attenuated famished lean peaked pinched starved wasted
WEAK
cadaverous consumptive haggard lank like a bag of bones meager skeletonlike skin and bones thin as a rail underfed wizened
Antonyms
STRONGEST
chubby fat heavy overweight plump thick
STRONG
full
WEAK
overnourished
ADJECTIVE
skeletal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bony emaciated
WEAK
attenuated cadaverous drawn famished gaunt haggard lank lean scrawny shriveled shrunken skin and bones skinny starved thin underfed undernourished withered
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fat heavy overweight plump
ADJECTIVE
wasted
Synonyms
STRONG
attenuated famished lean shriveled starved thin undernourished withered
WEAK
bony gaunt haggard lank scrawny skeletal skin and bones skinny underfed
Antonyms
STRONG
fat full

Example Sentences

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Global trade boomed and the U.S. economy led the growth, even as U.S. shipbuilding atrophied and the Navy dropped from 7,000 ships at the close of World War II to around 300 today.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Those muscles atrophied, leaving a huge opportunity for someone like Matt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2025

Social skills and conversational ease have stiffened and atrophied.

From New York Times • May 14, 2024

Over time, his muscles atrophied from disuse and he also needed physical therapy.

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2023

“The cells in your systems have atrophied and are dead,” she said sharply.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

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