Synonyms for CHronic
ˈkrɒn ɪkchron·ic

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1. chronicadjective

   Antonyms:
   acute

2. chronicnoun

   A chronic one

   Antonyms:
   acute

3. chronicnoun

   Prolonged or slow to heal. The opposite of acute.

   Antonyms:
   acute

4. chronicadjective

   suffering from such affliction

   Chronic patients must learn to live with their condition

   Antonyms:
   acute

5. chronicadjective

   He's a chronic smoker

   Antonyms:
   acute

6. chronicadjective

   That concert was chronic

   Antonyms:
   acute

7. chronicadjective

   They left him in a chronic condition

   Antonyms:
   acute

8. chronicadjective

   That was cool, chronic in fact

   Antonyms:
   acute

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. chronicadjective

   being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering

   "chronic indigestion"; "a chronic shortage of funds"; "a chronic invalid"

   Synonyms:
   inveterate, continuing

   Antonyms:
   acute, unusual, short, subacute

2. chronic, continuingadjective

   of long duration

   "chronic money problems"

   Synonyms:
   inveterate, continuing, chronic

   Antonyms:
   acute, short, subacute, unusual

3. chronic, inveterateadjective

   habitual

   "a chronic smoker"

   Synonyms:
   inveterate, continuing, chronic

   Antonyms:
   subacute, acute, short, unusual

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1. • Medicine

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1. chronicadjective

   Synonyms:
   inveterate, deep-seated, of long duration

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1. chronicadjective

   Synonyms:
   habitual, lingering, inveterate

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1. List of paraphrases for "chronic":

   chronicle, chronique, chronically, chronicles, chroniques, chronical, column, long-term, recurrent, persistent, perennial, long-standing, glimpse

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1. The OECD report:

   The quantity of drugs consumed has increased over time in many therapeutic classes, these trends reflect an increasing demand for pharmaceuticals resulting from the rising prevalence of chronic diseases, population ageing (and) changes in clinical practices.

2. Katie McLaughlin:

   This study suggests that child maltreatment and trauma not only predict greater likelihood of developing depression and a more chronic course of depression, but also reduced likelihood of responding to antidepressant medication treatment.

3. Soomi Lee:

   When sleep loss occurs almost every day, which means( it's) chronic, that's when our body and mind can not tolerate anymore, the research shows that consecutive sleep loss results in incomplete recovery and stress pile-up and so degrade our daily well-being.

4. Clare Krusing:

   A treatment plan for diabetes or a chronic heart disease is very different from a treatment plan for a patient that's seeking care for depression or another mental illness, it's not a math formula.

5. Dominic Haslam:

   It is in the field of the Neglected Tropical Diseases where we are most often in communities facing high levels of chronic insecurity, subject either to long-term conflict or frequent flashpoints.