atrophied
adjectiveHow many syllables in atrophied?
There are 3 syllables in the word atrophied.How to pronounce atrophied:
Definition of atrophied:
- atrophied (adjective):
- extremely thin through illness or lack of food
- having wasted away or decreased in size (as from disease or disuse)
- (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use.
Synonyms for atrophied:
attenuate
attenuated
diminished
emaciated
frail
shrivelled
shrunken
skeletal
wasted
weak
weakened
withered
wizened
Antonyms for atrophied:
chubby
fat
full
heavy
obese
overnourished
overweight
plump
thick
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