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atrophied has 2 distinct synonyms spread across 1 of its 1 sense. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is hypertrophied.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
(of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
“partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm”
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for atrophied come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.