Antonyms for convalescent

Grammar : Adj

Spell : kon-vuh-les-uh nt

Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɒn vəˈlɛs ənt

Definition of convalescent

Origin : 1650s, from French convalescent, from Latin convalescentem (nominative convalescens), present participle of convalescere (see convalesce). As a noun, attested from 1758.

adj improving, recuperating

Example sentences :

Lucretia, when convalescent, would also come to the farm to rest and get strong.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

Then she helped the convalescent to put on a few loose drapings.
Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable

He was convalescent, both in body and spirit, but convalescence brought no joy.
Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster

“Yes, indeed,” responded the convalescent, with beaming face.
Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable

But those three braves yonder are something more than convalescent.
Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini

What happened in the room of the convalescent was never related to Peggy McGuire.
Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs

Besides, it was nice to be waited on and to be next to the room where the convalescent was.
Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs

There were no new cases by this time, and the other patients were convalescent.
Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine

Nothing of an annoying or irritating nature must be broached to the convalescent just yet.
Extract from : « The Bondwoman » by Marah Ellis Ryan

On the fifth day we were able to proceed and to take the convalescent man with us.
Extract from : « Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail » by Ezra Meeker

Synonyms for convalescent

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