Antonyms for atrophyat·ro·phy

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1. atrophynoun

   Antonyms:
   hypertrophy, strengthen

2. atrophyverb

   To wither or waste away.

   Antonyms:
   strengthen, hypertrophy

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1. atrophy, wasting, wasting awaynoun

   a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse

   Synonyms:
   cachexia, withering, wasting, cachexy, wasting away

2. atrophy, witheringverb

   any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)

   Synonyms:
   withering, wasting, wasting away

3. atrophyverb

   undergo atrophy

   "Muscles that are not used will atrophy"

How to use atrophy in a sentence?

1. Chief Executive George Scangos:

   Five years down the road, with some luck, we'll have an Alzheimer's drug that's getting approved, i hope we can transform the treatment of MS. By that time, we will have made substantial progress on ALS and other nerve degenerative diseases, spinal muscular atrophy in kids. All that stuff is on our plate.

2. Mary Jane Minkin:

   The further a woman is into menopause, the higher likelihood of vaginal atrophy being a problem.

3. Wesley D'Amico:

   Use your thoughts so you don't atrophy the brain.

4. Frank Lloyd Wright:

   If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger.

5. Anita Clayton:

   The brain is very plastic, so the more you reinforce those circuits, the better they work, and if you don’t use it, there’s this atrophy.

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