ATROPHIED Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

atrophied

verb

Definition of atrophied

past tense of atrophy

as in deteriorated

to become worse or of less value in the years following the closing of the last textile mill, the town atrophied

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Recent Examples of atrophied The 2026 elections are looking particularly grim for California Republicans, whose statewide influence over the past two decades has atrophied to super-minority levels. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 The house was a metaphor for the coldness of a relationship that’s faded and atrophied. — Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026 Scorched buildings are propped up by once-temporary beams that have atrophied into permanent reminders. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Sep. 2026 As the volunteer fire service has atrophied, the diversity of calls fire departments respond to have expanded. — Julia Levine, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026 Building that processing infrastructure at commercial scale in the US involves not only capital expenditure but also workforce development in a sector where domestic technical expertise has atrophied. — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026 Their defense industry and defense forces have atrophied. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026 While limited-government instincts seem to have atrophied for many Republicans, Duffy has retained the good sense of opposing government bailouts for private companies. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 3 May 2026 These periods of wealth aligned with higher oil production, which has since atrophied. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026

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Netanyahu faces an international arrest warrant, experts have accused Israel of genocide, and Israel’s image has further deteriorated with a spike in settler violence in the occupied West Bank.

— Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Medical examinations initially revealed no major injury, but his condition deteriorated.

— Lance B. Fulford, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of deteriorated

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And in 2024, a huge chunk of cliffside near the road collapsed, with onlookers sprinting from the edge as the ground crumbled.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Erin Zapcic, 43, a Medieval Times monarch who reigned for 13 years before her dynasty crumbled, leaned against her 2016 Mazda 3 and studied the concrete castle across the road.

— Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of crumbled

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But as the other two phases descended into disaster for USC (6-2, 3-2), its defense could only hold for so long.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Rather than entering a lower orbit and remaining there for several days before re-entry, the rocket stage may have descended immediately.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of descended

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But Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, widely viewed as a potential top contender for the position, has declined to pledge not to run.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Aguilar declined to take the rest of the day off but then activated the fire alarm system after the meeting and tried to leave the building.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026

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