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enfeebling

verb , present participle of enfeeble

Synonyms and Antonyms of enfeebling

to diminish the physical strength of

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

Synonyms of enfeebling

debilitating, devitalizing, enervating, etiolating, prostrating, sapping, softening, tiring, wasting, weakening

Words Related to enfeebling

crippling, disabling, hamstringing, incapacitating

depleting, depressing, exhausting, impoverishing, unmanning, washing out

damaging, harming, hurting, impairing, injuring, invaliding, laying up

breaking down, grinding (down), wearing down, wearing out

Near Antonyms of enfeebling

energizing, invigorating, recruiting, rejuvenating, vitalizing

hardening, seasoning, toughening

Antonyms of enfeebling

beefing (up), fortifying, strengthening

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