debilitation

The word “debilitation” has 5 syllables: de-bil-i-ta-tion

It's pronounced as /dɪˌbɪlɪˈteɪʃən/


What is synonym and antonym for debilitation?

In the thesaurus, “debilitation” has 59 synonyms and 37 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for debilitation along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for debilitation

  • asthenia
  • atrophy
  • breakdown
  • collapse
  • damage
  • debility
  • decay
  • decaying
  • declension
  • decline
  • decrepitude
  • defenselessness
  • degeneration
  • delicacy
  • depletion
  • descent
  • deterioration
  • devitalization
  • disablement
  • drooping
  • ebbing
  • effeteness
  • enervation
  • enfeeblement
  • exhaustion
  • faintness
  • fatigue
  • feebleness
  • flagging
  • fragility
  • frailness
  • frailty
  • harm
  • helplessness
  • hurt
  • impairment
  • impotence
  • impuissance
  • incapacitation
  • infirmity
  • injury
  • invalidism
  • languidness
  • languor
  • lassitude
  • limping
  • listlessness
  • lowness
  • powerlessness
  • prostration
  • regression
  • relapse
  • setback
  • softness
  • tenderness
  • weakening
  • weakness
  • weariness
  • wimpiness

Antonyms for debilitation

  • brawniness
  • comeback
  • energy
  • fitness
  • hardihood
  • hardiness
  • hardness
  • health
  • healthiness
  • heftiness
  • huskiness
  • improvement
  • invigoration
  • liveliness
  • lustiness
  • muscularity
  • progress
  • rally
  • recovery
  • recuperation
  • rehabilitation
  • rejuvenation
  • rejuvenescence
  • revitalization
  • robustness
  • ruggedness
  • snapback
  • soundness
  • stoutness
  • strength
  • strengthening
  • sturdiness
  • toughness
  • vigor
  • virility
  • vitality
  • wellness

Example Sentences

  • The debilitation caused by the disease left him bedridden and in need of constant care.
  • The study aimed to understand the debilitation of chronic pain on daily activities.
  • His prolonged illness led to significant debilitation, affecting his ability to work and socialize.
  • The debilitation from the severe injury required months of rehabilitation and therapy.
  • The research focused on the debilitation effects of mental health disorders on cognitive function.

On this page you'll find 96 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to debilitation, such as: asthenia, atrophy, brawniness, breakdown, collapse, comeback, damage.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

decay

  • abate
  • addle
  • adulteration
  • atrophy
  • be impaired
  • become contaminated
  • blight
  • break down
  • break up
  • breakdown
  • caries
  • collapse
  • consumption
  • contaminate
  • corrode
  • corrosion
  • corrupt
  • corruption
  • crumble
  • crumbling
  • curdle
  • curdling
  • de-escalate
  • debilitate
  • debilitation
  • decadence
  • decaying
  • declension
  • decline
  • decompose
  • decomposition
  • decrease
  • decrepitude
  • defile
  • degeneracy
  • degenerate
  • degeneration
  • degrade
  • depreciate
  • depreciation
  • descend
  • descent
  • deteriorate
  • deterioration
  • devolve
  • dilapidate
  • dilapidation
  • diminish
  • discolor
  • disintegrate
  • disintegration
  • disrepair
  • dissolution
  • dissolve
  • downfall
  • downsize
  • droop
  • drooping
  • dry-rot
  • dwindle
  • dying
  • ebb
  • ebbing
  • emaciate
  • enfeeblement
  • exhaustion
  • extinction
  • fade
  • fading
  • fail
  • failing
  • fall
  • fall apart
  • ferment
  • fermentation
  • fester
  • festering
  • flag
  • flagging
  • foul
  • gangrene
  • get worse
  • go
  • go bad
  • go to pot
  • go to seed
  • go to the dogs
  • hit rock bottom
  • hit the skids
  • impairment
  • lag
  • languish
  • lessen
  • limping
  • lower
  • mildew
  • mold
  • molder
  • moldering
  • mortification
  • mortify
  • pejorate
  • perish
  • perishing
  • pollute
  • putrefaction
  • putrefy
  • putresce
  • putrescence
  • putridity
  • putridness
  • reach depths
  • recede
  • reduce
  • regress
  • regression
  • relapse
  • retrograde
  • rot
  • rotting
  • ruin
  • ruination
  • run down
  • run to seed
  • rust
  • sag
  • sap
  • senescence
  • setback
  • shrivel
  • sicken
  • sink
  • slip
  • slump
  • sour
  • souring
  • spoil
  • spoilage
  • spoilation
  • suppurate
  • taint
  • turn
  • turn off
  • undermine
  • wane
  • waste away
  • wasting
  • wasting away
  • weaken
  • weakening
  • wear away
  • wear out
  • wilt
  • wither
  • withering
  • worsen
  • yield

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