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debility Synonyms

Another word for debility

Choosing another word for debility depends on context, so the 13 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

Physical weakness or feebleness, especially as a result of illness, exhaustion, or advanced age.

Usage Example

"After weeks of recovering from pneumonia, he still experienced a lingering physical infirmity that made climbing stairs difficult."

Strongest
infirmity
feebleness
weakness
frailty
Strong
decrepitude
enervation
exhaustion
languor
lassitude

• noun (Context 2)

A lack of efficacy, vigor, or power in an organization, system, or intellectual effort.

Usage Example

"Historians often attribute the empire's collapse to the chronic financial and administrative weakness of its central government."

Strongest
weakness
Strong
impotence
ineffectiveness
incapacity
fragility

Opposites of debility

The opposite of debility shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

strength
vigor
potency
vitality
robustness
efficacy
stamina
stability
See all opposites of debility

• Nearby Words

debilitate
debilitating
debilitation
debility
debit
deboard
debonair

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Debility. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/debility
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