Synonyms for Consumptive

Synonyms for "consumptive" (120 found)

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Closest matches (24)

Noun(2 words)

allergic anemic apoplectic arthritic astringent baneful bilious calamitous cancerous carcinogenic case cataclysmal cataclysmic catastrophic chlorotic colicky collapsible compactable compressible constringent

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consuming

Verb(1 words)

consumes

Strong matches (36)

Related words (60)

luetic malarial malignant measly nephritic neuralgic neuritic nihilist nihilistic outpatient palsied paralytic patient phthisic pleuritic pneumonic pocky podagric rachitic ravaging

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Noun(7 words)

lungerresource intensivetb patienttuberculosis patienttuberculoustuberculous patientwasteful

Adjective(1 words)

natural resource depletion

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

8 entries

descriptordisease descriptordiseased personmedical termpatient propertysick personsufferer

More specific

9 entries

capital intensiveenergy intensiveextrapulmonary tuberculosis patientmultidrug resistant tuberculosis patientpulmonary tuberculosis patientresource intensivetubercular tuberculouswater intensive

Collocations

11 entries

capital intensiveconsumptive demandconsumptive patientconsumptive useenergy intensiveextrapulmonary tuberculosismultidrug resistant tuberculosispulmonary tuberculosisresource intensivetuberculosis patientwater intensive

Inflections

3 entries

consumptivesmore consumptivemost consumptive

Derivations

2 entries

consumptively consumptiveness

Antonyms

1 entries

generative

similar

6 entries

exploitative exploitatory exploitive extractive ill sick

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

a long consumptive war

Source: wiktionary

[O]n ſome occaſions, he diſplayed all his fund of good humour, vvith a vievv to beguile her ſorrovv; he importuned her to give him the pleasure of ’ſquiring her to ſome place of innocent entertainment; and, finally, inſiſted upon her accepting a pecuniary reinforcement to her finances, vvhich he knevv to be in a moſt conſumptive condition.

Source: wiktionary

consumptive cough

Source: wiktionary

The lean, conſumptive, wench, with coughs decay'd, / Is call'd a pretty, tight, and ſlender maid.

Source: wiktionary

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Consumptive