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Synonyms for chronic
ˈkrɒn ɪkchron·ic
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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
Princeton's WordNet
chronicadjective
being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
"chronic indigestion"; "a chronic shortage of funds"; "a chronic invalid"
Synonyms:
inveterate, continuingchronic, continuingadjective
of long duration
"chronic money problems"
Synonyms:
inveterate, continuingchronic, inveterateadjective
habitual
"a chronic smoker"
Synonyms:
inveterate, continuing
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
chronicadjective
Synonyms:
inveterate, deep-seated, of long duration
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
chronicadjective
Synonyms:
habitual, lingering, inveterate
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "chronic":
chronicle, chronique, chronically, chronicles, chroniques, chronical, column, long-term, recurrent, persistent, perennial, long-standing, glimpse
Suggested Resources
Chronic
Chronic vs. Acute -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Chronic and Acute.
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2239 | column | |
#3035 | continuing | |
#4901 | chronic | |
#6870 | chronicles | |
#8062 | chronicle | |
#9645 | persistent | |
#14766 | glimpse | |
#16516 | recurrent | |
#16729 | perennial | |
#33737 | chronically | |
#91750 | chroniques | |
#105264 | inveterate | |
#141830 | chronique | |
#221898 | chronical |
How to use chronic in a sentence?
It is well known that people with chronic conditions, including cardiovascular disease, are more likely to suffer complications from the flu, for this reason.
There are number of mechanisms by which higher fiber intakes can contribute to successful aging, fiber is associated with increased satiety and fiber food sources typically have low energy density, thereby reducing the risk of weight gain, obesity and associated chronic disease.
If you quit smoking, the chronic inflammation goes away after a few weeks.
When you lie on your back, mucus collects in your sinus cavities, which can lead to secondary infections or chronic sinusitis.
Plants take up trace amounts of arsenic from the soil, and we have been ingesting these trace amounts for all of human history. Generally, these amounts are at levels well below that associated with either acute or chronic toxicity.
Translations for chronic
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- дълготраен, продължителен, хроничен, привиченBulgarian
- crònicCatalan, Valencian
- chronickýCzech
- chronischGerman
- χρόνιοςGreek
- crónica, crónicoSpanish
- kroonilineEstonian
- krooninenFinnish
- chroniqueFrench
- crónica, crónicoGalician
- जीर्णHindi
- cronicoItalian
- 慢性的Japanese
- 만성병 환자Korean
- chronicum, chronicusLatin
- chronischDutch
- kroniskNorwegian
- chronicznyPolish
- crónica, crónicoPortuguese
- хроническийRussian
- kroniskSwedish
- хронічнийUkrainian
- 慢性Chinese
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