Fadil's infirmity didn't slow him down.
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Infirmity
/ɪnˈfɜːmɪti/
Synonyms for "infirmity" (239 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (48)
Noun(4 words)
abnormalityabuliaacute diseaseadvanced ageadvanced yearsaffectionafflictionage of retirementailmentallergic diseaseallergyan incurable diseaseanilityatrophybacterial diseasebad habitbesetting sinbirth defectblemishblight
Strong matches (72)
deficiencydeficiency diseasedeformitydegenerative diseasedelicacydelicate healthdesultorinessdisabilitydiseasedisorderdistemperdotagedrawbackeldelderlinessendemicendemic diseaseendocrine diseaseenervationenfeeblement
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epidemic diseaseexhaustionfailingfailurefaintheartednessfaintnessfaultfautefearfeeblemindednessfeeblenessflawfly in the ointmentfoiblefragilityfrailnessfrailtyfunctional diseasefungus diseasegastrointestinal diseasegenetic diseasegreen old agehale old agehandicaphazardhealthlessnesshereditary diseasehoary ageholehypochondriahypochondriasisiatrogenic diseaseillill healthill-healthillnessimperfectioninadequacyincapacityindispositioninfectious diseaseinfirm old ageinfirmity of ageinsecurityinsipidityinsolidity
Noun(6 words)
Related words (119)
instabilityinsubstantialityinvalidisminvaliditykinklanguishinglanguishmentlittle problemlongevitymaladymalaisemoral flawmorbiditymorbidnessmorbusmuscular diseaseneurological diseasenutritional diseaseoccupational diseaseold age
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oldnessorganic diseasepandemic diseasepathological conditionpathologypeakednesspensionable ageperilperilousnesspipplant diseasepliabilitypoor healthprecariousnessproblemprotozoan diseasepsychosomatic diseaserespiratory diseasericketinessriftripe old ageriskriskinessrockinesssecond childhoodsecondary diseaseseedinesssenectitudesenilitysenior citizenshipshakinessshiftinessshiftingnessshortcomingsickishnesssicklinesssicknesssignsignsslipperinesssnagsoftnesssomething missingspeculativenessspinelessnesssuperannuationsymptomsymptomatologysymptomologysymptomssyndrometaintthe downward slopethe golden yearsthe pipticklishnesstreacherousnesstreacheryunauthenticityunauthoritativenessundependabilityunfaithworthinessunfirmnessunhealthinessunreliabilityunsolidityunsoundnessunsteadfastnessunsteadinessunsturdinessunsubstantialityunsurenessuntrustworthinessunwholesomenessurogenital diseasevale of yearsvaletudinarianismvapidityvicevirus diseasevulnerable placewastingwasting diseasewaterinessweak linkweak pointweak sideweak willweak-mindednessweakeningweaklinessweaknesswhite hairswishy-washinessworm disease
Noun(4 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: frailty, abnormality, abulia, acute disease, advanced age.
- Sentence evidence is available for infirmity, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
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Synonym selection checklist
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- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
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- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "infirmity"
Keep "infirmity" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
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3. Re-read context
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Final fit check
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Related word relations
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8 entriesCollocations
6 entriesage related infirmitybodily infirmitychronic infirmitygenetic infirmitymoral infirmityphysical infirmity
Inflections
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2 entriesSample sentences
9 total sentences available.
The old woman was on her accustomed seat beneath the weeping birch, basking, with the listless enjoyment of age and infirmity, in the beams of the autumn sun.
Source: tatoeba (7760557)
Filby became pensive. “Clearly,” the Time Traveller proceeded, “any real body must have extension in four directions: it must have Length, Breadth, Thickness, and—Duration. But through a natural infirmity of the flesh, which I will explain to you in a moment, we incline to overlook this fact. There are really four dimensions, three which we call the three planes of Space, and a fourth, Time. There is, however, a tendency to draw an unreal distinction between the former three dimensions and the latter, because it happens that our consciousness moves intermittently in one direction along the latter from the beginning to the end of our lives.”
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This Inspector, when I first knew him, was a man of fourscore years, or thereabouts, and certainly one of the most wonderful specimens of winter-green that you would be likely to discover in a lifetime’s search. With his florid cheek, his compact figure, smartly arrayed in a bright-buttoned blue coat, his brisk and vigorous step, and his hale and hearty aspect, altogether he seemed—not young, indeed—but a kind of new contrivance of Mother Nature in the shape of man, whom age and infirmity had no business to touch. His voice and laugh, which perpetually re-echoed through the Custom-House, had nothing of the tremulous quaver and cackle of an old man’s utterance; they came strutting out of his lungs, like the crow of a cock, or the blast of a clarion.
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Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "infirmity"?
Closest matches include frailty, abnormality, abulia, acute disease, advanced age.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "infirmity"?
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