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etiolated

ADJECTIVE

anemic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

listless sickly

WEAK

ashen bloodless faint languid lifeless livid low lusterless pale pallid wan

Antonyms

WEAK

flushed strong

ADJECTIVE

faded

Synonyms

STRONGEST

run down seedy shabby tacky tattered threadbare worn

STRONG

bedraggled dim discolored dull pale tired wan wasted

WEAK

achromatic ashen dingy indistinct lackluster lusterless murky not shiny pallid shopworn washed out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fresh good new nice unused

STRONG

active bright clear colorful intelligent light smart

WEAK

brightened colored strengthened

ADJECTIVE

feeble

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ailing decrepit flabby fragile frail incompetent inefficient infirm lame paltry puny sickly tame weak weakened

WEAK

aged chicken debilitated delicate doddering dopey effete emasculated enervated enfeebled epicene exhausted failing faint flat gentle helpless impotent inadequate indecisive ineffectual insubstantial insufficient languid low out of gas poor powerless sapless slight strengthless thin unconvincing vitiated weakly wimpy woozy zero

Antonyms

STRONGEST

able capable competent efficient expert fit healthy hearty strong

WEAK

effective hardy powerful solid sound

ADJECTIVE

powerless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

defenseless disenfranchised helpless impotent incapable ineffective ineffectual inert paralyzed passive vulnerable weak

WEAK

blank chicken debilitated dependent epicene feeble frail gutless incapacitated infirm out of gas prostrate subject supine tied unarmed unfit wimp wishy-washy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

able active capable competent effective lively strong

WEAK

dominant potent powerful

ADJECTIVE

washed-out

Synonyms

WEAK

bleached colorless discolored drained drawn dull fatigued lusterless not shiny pale pallid run down shopworn tattered threadbare tired worn

ADJECTIVE

worn-out

Synonyms

STRONG

exhausted

WEAK

dead depleted destroyed drained effete frayed hackneyed impaired passé shabby shot spent stale tattered threadbare tired trite used useless

Antonyms

WEAK

fresh unused

Example Sentences

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A sadly etiolated Princess Margaret died at 71 in 2002.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2024

However, when succulents become etiolated, they can only grow thicker new growth once sunlight is corrected.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2022

Like the etiolated hero of “Partisans,” my uncle believed that his privileged background and private schooling had stunted his personal growth.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2018

He is no longer just the arch mannerist, the etiolated epigone of Michelangelo, perverse and stylised in equal measure.

From The Guardian • Oct. 22, 2010

Already, on the walk from the station, the May sunshine had made him feel dirty and etiolated, a creature of indoors, with the sooty dust of London in the pores of his skin.

From "1984" by George Orwell

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