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Synonyms & Antonyms for infirm
Synonyms
asthenic, debilitated, delicate, down-and-out, effete, enervated, enfeebled, faint, feeble, frail, languid, low, prostrate, prostrated, sapped, slight, soft, softened, tender, unsubstantial, wasted, weak, weakened, wimpish, wimpy
Antonyms
mighty, powerful, rugged, stalwart, stout, strong
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A few years ago Mr Aboutaleb cancelled a test evacuation of 12,000 Rotterdammers after computer models suggested a handful of elderly or infirm evacuees might die in the process. — The Economist, "Climate change is a remorseless threat to the world’s coasts," 17 Aug. 2019 Initially, a number of people complained to Traubel’s mother that her son shouldn’t associate with such an old lecher, but Traubel volunteered to run errands for the increasingly infirm Whitman. — Brenda Wineapple, The New York Review of Books, "‘I Have Let Whitman Alone’," 18 Apr. 2019 Military officials fretted about finding living arrangements for someone described as infirm and troublesome. — Washington Post, "Where’s Capt. Molly? Search on for Revolutionary hero grave," 29 Apr. 2018 Photo: Amber Snyder Some millennial caregivers are not only taking care of infirm parents and aging grandparents, but also young children. — Clare Ansberry, WSJ, "The Call to Care for Aging Parents Comes Sooner Now," 6 Aug. 2018 China has sharply expanded an internment program that initially targeted ethnic Uighur extremists but is now confining vast numbers of the largely Muslim minority group, including the secular, old and infirm, in camps across the country’s northwest. — Josh Chin, WSJ, "China’s Uighur Camps Swell as Beijing Widens the Dragnet," 17 Aug. 2018 His cowardly specialty was picking off the old, weak and infirm stragglers at the back of the Exodus pack. — Lou Weiss, WSJ, "Amalek Comes to Pittsburgh," 28 Oct. 2018 Here is a Substitute Family: a cluster of people—young and old, robust and infirm—whose hungers complement Willa’s own. — Brad Leithauser, WSJ, "‘Clock Dance’ Review: The Family Maker," 6 July 2018 Cosby, who at times appeared infirm during the previous trial, was present during jury selection, seemingly attentive to proceedings and looking dapper in a dark pinstriped suit and tie. — Laura King, latimes.com, "Opening statements in Bill Cosby's retrial are scheduled to begin, but a dispute may cause a delay," 9 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'infirm.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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