BEDRIDDEN Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

bedridden

adjective

Definition of bedridden

as in bedfast

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Recent Examples of bedridden Along with all these obligations, Tonina is taking care of her bedridden mother, who is suffering from dementia. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026 The household quickly settled in, and within two weeks, Trotsky had resumed work on his biography of Lenin, while Natalia remained bedridden with a recurring bout of malaria. — Literary Hub, 28 July 2026 Gregory Maassen was nearly bedridden by a burning sensation that was later diagnosed as a rare form of neuropathy. — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 21 July 2026 Toohey was bedridden for six weeks after undergoing surgery to repair cartilage in his left knee in December. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bedridden

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Seeing her daughter in that state, babbling nonsense and barely able to stand, Letizia had goggled with the watery eyes of a sickly old lady.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
The woman’s body, painted in blazing magenta, is wrapped around a man rendered in sickly olive green, her head disappearing into his chest.

— Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of sickly

Adjective

Escalation in the economic space would target an ailing Iranian economy, which has suffered inflation near 65% over the past year, according to Iran's central bank.

— Chris Boccia, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
In a further blow, Parini’s plans go right off the rails when Alistair has some bad news from London and leaves him in charge of the elderly, ailing Borges, then 72.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of ailing

Adjective

Mujahid and Barbosa say the 19-year-old had appeared frail, but also rarely appeared at all.

— Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Research suggests that starting a program of high-intensity resistance exercise can help people grow less frail, if continued over at least a few months.

— Veronique Greenwood, Time, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of frail

Adjective

Smith added that the trial occurred right around the time a new rule regarding peremptory challenges — motions by either side that exclude a juror — went into effect, making several reasons given by prosecutors to challenge a juror invalid.

— Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
After those dates, any approvals would become invalid or void, as if they had never been granted.

— City News Service, Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of invalid

Adjective

Though Jackson discharged hundreds of largely incapacitated patients into homes chosen, and sometimes owned, by Solano, there is little evidence that the hospital engaged in any meaningful, routine oversight.

— Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Leagues want franchises to have predictable and reliable succession plans for when a controlling owner dies or becomes incapacitated.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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