rheumatic

[roo-mat-ik] / rʊˈmæt ɪk /

ADJECTIVE

palsied

Synonyms

STRONG

debilitated disabled paralyzed shaking trembling

WEAK

arthritic atonic diseased paralytic sclerotic shaky spastic tremorous weak

Antonyms

WEAK

steady walking

ADJECTIVE

stiff

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arthritic creaky rigid solid stark tense thick tight wooden

STRONG

brittle buckram firm refractory 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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Appeal letters from the company related to rheumatic conditions, where it’s had the most experience so far, have about an 82% success rate, Veigulis said.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 21, 2025

The lawsuit alleged Todd would gain their confidence, go beyond treating their rheumatic diseases and become their only doctor while conducting invasive, unnecessary exams.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2024

Currently there is no vaccine available to protect against group A strep, which can also cause rheumatic fever and scarlet fever.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2023

Moreover, repeated infections can lead to the post-streptococcal sequelae of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease, for which the Australian Indigenous population bears the highest disease burden globally.

From Science Daily • Oct. 4, 2023

“Your boy’s got rheumatic fever,” he told her.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm

rheumatic

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