bedfast
Unable to rise
Bedfast means confined to bed, typically due to illness, injury, or old age.
The word is somewhat old-fashioned; bedridden is more common in contemporary use.
She spent her final months bedfast.
The bedfast patient required round-the-clock care.
Unable to move voluntarily
- immobilizedMade unable to move
- confinedKept within bounds
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- motionlessLacking all movement
helpless · dependent · disabled · incapacitated · restricted · trapped · pinned · stationary
Without legal force
ill · debilitated · enfeebled · weakened · diseased · indisposed · languishing · suffering
Bedding for heads
- comforterQuilted bed covering
- mattressPadded sleeping surface
- blanketSoft bed covering
- sheetsFlat expanses of material
nightstand · bedpan · bedside · bedroom · sleep · repose · recline · horizontal
One recovering from illness
- recuperatingRegaining health gradually
- healingRestoration of health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- mendingRestoring damaged items
resting · recovering · therapy · nursing · improvement · caretaking · homecare · hospice
paralyzed
Unable to move voluntarily
- immobilizedMade unable to move
- confinedKept within bounds
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
motionless · helpless · dependent · disabled · incapacitated · restricted · trapped · pinned · stationary · inert
invalid
Without legal force
unwell · ill · debilitated · enfeebled · weakened · diseased · indisposed · languishing · suffering · incapacitated
pillow
Bedding for heads
sheets · nightstand · bedpan · bedside · bedroom · sleep · repose · recline · horizontal · cushion
convalescent
One recovering from illness
- recuperatingRegaining health gradually
- healingRestoration of health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
mending · resting · recovering · therapy · nursing · improvement · caretaking · homecare · hospice · respite
bedfastambulatory
Able to walk
mobile · up and about · walking · ambulant · well
fastened, unfasten, fastening, unfastened, bedridden, bedrest, bedbound