Synonyms of emaciating

emaciating

verb

present participle of emaciate

as in fading

to lose bodily strength or vigor

without adequate medical supplies, doctors could only look on helplessly as cholera victims continued to emaciate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fading
• weakening
• sagging
• going
• failing
• sinking
• wasting (away)
• drooping
• decaying
• lagging
• deteriorating
• languishing
• flagging
• wearing out
• breaking down
• withering
• wilting
• running down
• yielding
• rotting
• degenerating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recovering
• rallying
• gaining
• recuperating
• rebounding
• convalescing

• recovering
• rallying
• gaining
• recuperating
• rebounding
• convalescing