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Antonyms for chronic
ˈkrɒn ɪkchron·ic
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term chronic.
Wiktionary
chronicadjective
Antonyms:
acutechronicnoun
A chronic one
Antonyms:
acutechronicnoun
Prolonged or slow to heal. The opposite of acute.
Antonyms:
acutechronicadjective
suffering from such affliction
Chronic patients must learn to live with their condition
Antonyms:
acutechronicadjective
He's a chronic smoker
Antonyms:
acutechronicadjective
That concert was chronic
Antonyms:
acutechronicadjective
They left him in a chronic condition
Antonyms:
acutechronicadjective
That was cool, chronic in fact
Antonyms:
acute
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Princeton's WordNet
chronicadjective
being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
"chronic indigestion"; "a chronic shortage of funds"; "a chronic invalid"
Antonyms:
acute, unusual, short, subacuteSynonyms:
inveterate, continuingchronic, continuingadjective
of long duration
"chronic money problems"
Antonyms:
acute, short, subacute, unusualSynonyms:
inveterate, continuingchronic, inveterateadjective
habitual
"a chronic smoker"
Antonyms:
subacute, acute, short, unusualSynonyms:
inveterate, continuing
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
chronicadjective
Synonyms:
habitual, lingering, inveterate
How to use chronic in a sentence?
Patients are less tolerant of activity restrictions now than they ever were, and so younger and younger patients are seeking out a solution to their problem of chronic knee or hip pain.
The study confirms what we know from several decades of PTSD research and clinical care – that war-zone PTSD can at times have a chronic and even lifelong impact, the most important take-home message for Vietnam veterans is that there are many more treatment options available now than when they returned from Vietnam, and it’s never too late to receive treatment.
We don't know exactly why the cells and plasma are acting this way, or even what they're doing, (But) we clearly see a difference in the way healthy and chronic fatigue syndrome immune cells process stress.
We focus on things that address chronic conditions like hypertension, diabetes and prevention of falls.
It means a lot to me to see the word get out and the science be exposed behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, concussion.
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