senile Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- spavined
- decrepit
- sexagenarian
- ageing
- aging
- octogenarian
- retired
- over-the-hill
- septuagenarian
- tottery
- ancient
- nonagenarian
- aged
- geriatric
- senescent
- doddering
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Strongest:
- juvenile
- inexperienced
- juvenile
- ageless
- youngish
- minor
- puerile
- immature
- ageless
- adolescent
- young
- minor
- inexperienced
- puerile
- young
- adolescent
- immature
- youngish
Strong:
- youthful
- callow
- infantile
- callow
- raw
- green
- youthful
- green
- preteen
- underage
- raw
- childish
- childlike
- childlike
- preteen
- infantile
- childish
- underage
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senile Meaning
senile (s)
mentally or physically infirm with age
senile (a.)
Of or pertaining to old age; proceeding from, or characteristic of, old age; affected with the infirmities of old age; as, senile weakness.
senile Sentence Examples
- The senile grandfather wandered aimlessly, lost in a maze of memories.
- The senile patient was easily confused and disoriented.
- As the years passed, her mind became increasingly senile.
- Dementia and senility often accompany old age.
- The senile old man kept repeating the same stories over and over.
- His senile condition made it difficult for him to remember recent events.
- The nursing home provided care for the elderly and senile residents.
- Senile moments became more frequent as her memory declined.
- The doctor diagnosed her with senile dementia.
- The family struggled to cope with the challenges of her senile behavior.
FAQs About the word senile
mentally or physically infirm with ageOf or pertaining to old age; proceeding from, or characteristic of, old age; affected with the infirmities of old age; as,
older,elderly, senior, old, spavined, decrepit, sexagenarian, ageing, aging, octogenarian
juvenile, inexperienced, juvenile,ageless, youngish, minor, puerile, immature, ageless, adolescent
The senile grandfather wandered aimlessly, lost in a maze of memories.
The senile patient was easily confused and disoriented.
As the years passed, her mind became increasingly senile.
Dementia and senility often accompany old age.
