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moribund

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of moribund

1 nearly dead

with its run-down look and empty aisles, the grocery store appeared moribund

Synonyms of moribund

Words Related to moribund

expiring, fading, passing away, sinking

decadent, declining, deteriorating

dead, deceased, defunct, demised, departed, fallen, gone, lifeless, passed away

Phrases Synonymous with moribund

at death's door

Near Antonyms of moribund

alive, animate, live, living, quick

being, breathing, existing, subsisting, surviving

booming, flourishing, prospering, roaring, thriving

animated, bouncing, energetic, frisky, jazzy, lively, peppy, perky, spirited, sprightful, sprightly, springy, vital, vivacious, zippy

2 having passed its time of use or usefulness

youngsters snickering at the moribund slang their parents were using

Synonyms of moribund

antiquated, archaic, dated, démodé, demoded, fossilized, kaput (also kaputt), medieval (also mediaeval), mossy, moth-eaten, neolithic, Noachian, obsolete, out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, outworn, passé, prehistoric (also prehistorical), rusty, Stone Age, superannuated

Words Related to moribund

aging (or ageing), obsolescent

discarded, disused, inoperable, unusable, unworkable, useless

dead, defunct, expired, extinct, vanished

dormant, fallow, free, idle, inactive, inert, inoperative, latent

ancient, antediluvian, antique, dateless, fusty, musty, old

oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, retro, vintage

aged, age-old, hoary, venerable

atavistic, bygone, erstwhile, former, historic, historical, late, old-world, past

Near Antonyms of moribund

contemporary, current, mod, modern, new, newfangled, new-fashioned, present-day, recent, ultramodern, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute

modernized, refurbished, remodeled, renewed

functional, operable, operational, workable

active, alive, busy, employed, functioning, operating, operative

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