atrophying (Meaning)
atrophying
arrested development or loss of a part or organ incidental to the normal development or life of an animal or plant, to cause (something) to waste away or undergo atrophy, decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue, to waste away (as from disease or disuse), a wasting away or progressive decline
Synonyms & Antonyms of atrophying
Synonyms:
- waning
- going to pot
- failing
- receding
- slipping
- abating
- undermining
- wasting (away)
- wilting
- spoiling
- going to seed
- lessening
- dilapidating
- languishing
- dwindling
- lagging
- putrefying
- reducing
- running to seed
- debilitating
- lowering
- falling
- degrading
- de-escalating
- downsizing
- corrupting
- drooping
- flagging
- souring
- moldering
- decomposing
Antonyms:
atrophying Sentence Examples
- The sedate lifestyle led to his muscles atrophying rapidly.
- Prolonged inactivity caused the patient's limbs to atrophy significantly.
- The atrophying heart muscle could no longer pump blood effectively.
- Lack of exercise and nutrition resulted in the muscles of his arms atrophying.
- The disused appendix has been atrophying for centuries.
- The atrophying brain tissue indicated severe cognitive impairment.
- The neglect of the garden led to the once-vibrant plants atrophying.
- The village was atrophying due to emigration and lack of economic opportunities.
- The once-formidable empire had been atrophying for decades.
- The atrophying relationship was beyond repair, leaving a trail of bitter memories.
FAQs About the word atrophying
arrested development or loss of a part or organ incidental to the normal development or life of an animal or plant, to cause (something) to waste away or underg
worsening,deteriorating, declining, crumbling, descending, weakening, disintegrating, ebbing, rotting, sinking
improving, ameliorating, intensifying, strengthening, progressing, meliorating, enriching,upgrading, developing, enhancing
The sedate lifestyle led to his muscles atrophying rapidly.
Prolonged inactivity caused the patient's limbs to atrophy significantly.
The atrophying heart muscle could no longer pump blood effectively.
Lack of exercise and nutrition resulted in the muscles of his arms atrophying.
