Synonyms of enfeebled

enfeebled 1 of 2

adjective

as in weak

lacking bodily strength

the enfeebled old woman now needs a companion to help her with everyday tasks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weak
• weakened
• feeble
• frail
• disabled
• debilitated
• infirm
• paralyzed
• exhausted
• faint
• softened
• tired
• enervated
• incapacitated
• asthenic
• wasted
• injured
• languid
• wimpy
• prostrate
• vulnerable
• sapped
• soft
• effete
• slight
• unsubstantial
• low
• down-and-out
• weary
• fragile
• delicate
• prostrated
• wimpish
• tender
• drained
• invalid
• impotent
• decrepit
• powerless
• unsteady
• impaired
• damaged
• dizzy
• susceptible
• hurt
• groggy
• woozy
• flimsy
• broken-down
• rocky
• breakable
• unsound
• resistless
• flagging
• worn-out
• harmed
• yielding
• unresistant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• powerful
• strong
• mighty
• muscular
• stout
• virile
• stalwart
• rugged
• athletic
• sinewy
• robust
• hardy
• beefy
• brawny
• able-bodied
• fit
• tough
• sturdy
• strengthened
• husky
• hard
• hardened
• vigorous
• lusty
• fortified
• energetic
• healthy
• energized
• competent
• capable
• sound
• strapping
• inured
• invigorated
• hale
• toughened
• vitalized
• red-blooded
• recovering
• convalescing
• recuperating

enfeebled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of enfeeble

as in weakened

to diminish the physical strength of

long periods of being confined to a hospital bed will enfeeble anyone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weakened
• softened
• exhausted
• tired
• wasted
• injured
• sapped
• debilitated
• hurt
• paralyzed
• damaged
• enervated
• crippled
• depleted
• impaired
• etiolated
• devitalized
• prostrated
• disabled
• depressed
• incapacitated
• impoverished
• harmed
• hamstrung
• invalided
• laid up
• ground (down)
• washed out
• unmanned
• wore down
• broke down
• wore out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strengthened
• fortified
• energized
• recruited
• hardened
• invigorated
• rejuvenated
• vitalized
• beefed (up)
• seasoned
• toughened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enfeebled

Adjective

Leadership turmoil and a weakened state, as seen with the enfeebled late Ming, could well fuse with latent social tensions to produce an existential crisis. — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

By 1877, the hope for Black equality met an enfeebled federal government that essentially permitted Jim Crow to run amok. — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 9 June 2026

But given the island’s small size and enfeebled state, the risks seem much smaller than in Iran. — Niall Stanage, The Hill, 20 May 2026

With this enfeebled mind my only recourse is poetry. — Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026

Chargers guards and center Bradley Bozeman, a trio whose job was made more difficult by subpar play by both offensive tackles, looked enfeebled against Indianapolis Colt tackle DeForest Buckner. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025

During a hospital stay, Roy’s enfeebled mother fixates on the caste and religious affiliations of the doctors treating her—the sort of thing that will be familiar to anyone who has cringed at a diminished elder’s unfiltered prejudices. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025

The device then essentially serves as a personal trainer for wimpy left ventricles, boosting the performance, strength, and pumping power of the enfeebled heart chamber. — Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2018

Verb

The costs of maintaining an enormous Cold War army and navy enfeebled an already unstable Soviet economy. — Gregory A. Daddis, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2022