Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb atrophy
1 sense of atrophy
Sense 1
atrophy -- (undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy")
=> shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither -- (wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled")
Antonyms of adj atrophied
1 sense of atrophied
Sense 1
atrophied (vs. hypertrophied), wasted, diminished -- ((of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use; "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm")
hypertrophied (vs. atrophied), enlarged -- ((of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells; "hypertrophied myocardial fibers")
Similarity of adj atrophied
1 sense of atrophied
Sense 1
atrophied (vs. hypertrophied), wasted, diminished -- ((of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use; "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm")