Synonyms for

Moribund

Verb / ˈmɔ:rʌbʌnd / Another word for moribund — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

The word 'moribund' means at the point of death or in terminal decline.

Synonyms & similar words

stagnant dying declining fading waning failing ailing ailing sickly weak ailing

Example sentences

  1. The old car's engine is moribund and needs to be replaced.
  2. The company's sales have been moribund for the past few months.
  3. The sick dog's moribund state worried its owner.
  4. The moribund tree had no leaves and was on the verge of falling over.
  5. The moribund patient was surrounded by loved ones in the hospital.

Quotes

  • A society that has made 'nostalgia' a marketable commodity on the cultural exchange quickly repudiates the suggestion that life in the past was in any important way better than life today. - Christopher Lasch
  • I could not help feeling that they were evil things - mountains of madness whose farther slopes looked out over some accursed ultimate abyss. - H.P. Lovecraft
  • The moribund stream of thought and invention which stand in sinister relation to psychic and somatic processes. - Sigmund Freud

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