debilitated
Drained of strength
Debilitated means weakened or diminished in strength, energy, or capacity.
The word applies to people whose health or vitality has been compromised: She was debilitated by months of chemotherapy.
It extends to systems or institutions that have lost effectiveness: a debilitated economy, debilitated infrastructure.
The condition implies significant impairment, more severe than merely tired or worn.
Made unable to function
- handicappedHaving imposed disadvantage
- incapacitatedMade unable to act
- crippledSeverely damaged or impaired
- paralyzedUnable to move voluntarily
immobilized · dysfunctional · injured · damaged · maimed · lame · impaired · weakened
Weak and ineffective
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- weakLacking power or force
- infirmWeak in body
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
faltering · shaky · unsteady · tottering · doddering · decrepit · wasted · withered
Drained of energy
- drainedEmptied of resources
- wearyDeeply tired, spent
- tiredLacking energy, needing rest
- spentExhausted or disbursed
worn-out · overworked · enervated · sapped · depleted · run-down · flagging · listless
In poor health
- sicklyProne to poor health
- afflictedSuffering from something harmful
- unwellExperiencing poor health
- diseasedAffected by illness
bedridden · hospitalized · convalescing · recovering · stricken · invalid · infirm · incapacitated
Without means to resist
- helplessUnable to act independently
- powerlessLacking strength or authority
- exposedOut in open
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
unprotected · at-risk · endangered · precarious · dependent · reliant · needy · fragile
disabled
Made unable to function
- handicappedHaving imposed disadvantage
- incapacitatedMade unable to act
- crippledSeverely damaged or impaired
paralyzed · immobilized · dysfunctional · injured · damaged · maimed · lame · impaired · weakened · compromised
feeble
Weak and ineffective
delicate · faltering · shaky · unsteady · tottering · doddering · decrepit · wasted · withered · emaciated
fatigued
Drained of energy
spent · worn-out · overworked · enervated · sapped · depleted · run-down · flagging · listless · knackered
ailing
In poor health
diseased · bedridden · hospitalized · convalescing · recovering · stricken · invalid · infirm · incapacitated · homebound
defenseless
Without means to resist
susceptible · unprotected · at-risk · endangered · precarious · dependent · reliant · needy · fragile · sensitive
- fatigueexhaustion, tiredness, weariness, lethargy, chronic fatigue
- weakweak, feeble, frail, fragile, faint
- incapacitatedunconscious, knocked out, out cold, passed out, comatose
- energy levelsenergetic, energized, hyped, exhausted, fatigued
- invalidsinvalid, invalids, infirm, bedridden, incapacitated
- exhaustedtired, weary, exhausted, drained, fatigued
debilitatedenergized
Made lively and alert
invigorated · vibrant · dynamic · lively · spirited
debilitatedrestored
Returned to original condition
rehabilitated · rejuvenated · recovered · healed · refreshed