He had grown senile recently.
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Senile
//ˈsinaɪl//
Synonyms for "senile" (62 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Strong matches (18)
Related words (31)
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Antonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
5 entriesderived
11 entrieshas context
2 entriesrelated to
13 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
107 translations across 36 languages.
Armenian
4 entries- զառամ adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
- զառամյալ adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
- ծերունական adj (of, or relating to old age)
- ծերունականներ adj (of, or relating to old age)
Belarusian
4 entries- пастарэ́ць adj (of, or relating to old age)
- ста́рчае adj (of, or relating to old age)
- ста́рчая adj (of, or relating to old age)
- ста́рчы adj (of, or relating to old age)
Breton
2 entries- kabac'h adj (of, or relating to old age)
- kabac'h adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
Bulgarian
3 entries- изкуфял adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
- сенилен adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
- старчески adj (of, or relating to old age)
Catalan
2 entries- senil adj (of, or relating to old age)
- senil adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 年老的 adj (of, or relating to old age)
- 老年痴呆 adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
Czech
4 entries- senilní adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
- stařecká adj (of, or relating to old age)
- stařecká adj (of, or relating to old age)
- stařecké adj (of, or relating to old age)
Danish
2 entries- alderdoms adj (of, or relating to old age)
- senil adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
Dutch
2 entries- ouderdoms adj (of, or relating to old age)
- seniel adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
Esperanto
3 entries- olda adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
- senila adj (of, or relating to old age)
- senilaj adj (of, or relating to old age)
Finnish
3 entries- seniili adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
- vanhuuden adj (of, or relating to old age)
- vanhuudenhöperö adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
French
4 entries- sénile adj (of, or relating to old age)
- sénile adj (of, or relating to old age)
- sénile adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
- séniles adj (of, or relating to old age)
German
4 entries- senil adj (of, or relating to old age)
- senil adj (of, or relating to old age)
- senil adj (of, or relating to old age)
- senil adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
Greek
2 entries- γεροντικός adj (of, or relating to old age)
- ξεμωραμένος adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
Higaonon
2 entries- binongaw adj (of, or relating to old age)
- kaway adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
Hungarian
3 entries- szenilis adj (of, or relating to old age)
- szenilis adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
- szenilisek adj (of, or relating to old age)
Ilocano
3 entries- bumaket adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
- kabaw adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
- lakayen adj (of, or relating to old age)
Indonesian
2 entries- pikun adj (of, or relating to old age)
- pikun adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
Irish
2 entries- seanaoise adj (of, or relating to old age)
- siabhránach adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
Italian
4 entries- barbogio adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
- rimbambito adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
- rincoglionito adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
- senile adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
Japanese
1 entries- 老年の adj (of, or relating to old age)
Latin
1 entries- senīlis adj (of, or relating to old age)
Macedonian
3 entries- изветреан adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
- излапен adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
- сенилен adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
Malay
1 entries- nyanyuk adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
Manx
1 entries- shenn-eashagh adj (of, or relating to old age)
Polish
2 entries- starczy adj (of, or relating to old age)
- zniedołężniały adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
Portuguese
2 entries- senil adj (of, or relating to old age)
- senil adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
Russian
4 entries- дря́хлый adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
- престаре́лый adj (of, or relating to old age)
- сени́льный adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
- ста́рческий adj (of, or relating to old age)
Scots
1 entries- doitit adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- aosda adj (of, or relating to old age)
- aosmhor adj (of, or relating to old age)
Spanish
4 entries- chocheante adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
- chocho adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
- gagá adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
- senil adj (of, or relating to old age)
Swedish
1 entries- senil adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
Tagalog
2 entries- ulianin adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
- ulyanin adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
Telugu
1 entries- ముసలితనపు adj (of, or relating to old age)
Turkish
1 entries- bunak adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
Welsh
2 entries- henaint adj (of, or relating to old age)
- heneiddiol adj (exhibiting the deterioration in mind)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Grandfather is quite senile.
Source: tatoeba (326911)
It's better to go senile while you're still young. It'll save you the trouble of having to do it later.
Source: tatoeba (976256)
He's gone senile.
Source: tatoeba (1647778)
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