arthritic

[ahr-thrit-ik] / ɑrˈθrɪt ɪk /

ADJECTIVE

palsied

Synonyms

STRONG

debilitated disabled paralyzed shaking trembling

WEAK

atonic diseased paralytic rheumatic sclerotic shaky spastic tremorous weak

Antonyms

WEAK

steady walking

ADJECTIVE

stiff

Synonyms

STRONGEST

creaky rigid solid stark tense thick tight wooden

STRONG

brittle buckram firm refractory rheumatic set

WEAK

annealed benumbed cemented chilled congealed contracted fixed frozen graceless hardened immalleable impliable incompliant indurate inelastic jelled mechanical numbed ossified petrified resistant solidified starched starchy steely stiff as a board stony taut thickened unbending unflexible ungraceful unsupple unyielding

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bending flexible loose pliable slack soft

STRONG

indefinite supple

WEAK

pliant

Example Sentences

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But in 2024, she underwent surgery to rebuild her arthritic right knee, if only to improve her day-to-day life in retirement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Koufax pitched with an arthritic arm that he soaked in ice for hours after every game.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2025

Kassam points to plenty of other examples, including reduced arthritic pain and a lower risk of urinary tract infections.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2024

Q: Recently a reader extolled the virtues of fish oil for his arthritic knees.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2023

She fixated on the song, her arthritic fingers hunting recklessly for the next note.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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