chronic

  • (a) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
    • chronic indigestion
    • a chronic shortage of funds
    • a chronic invalid
  • (s) of long duration
    • chronic money problems
    continuing,
  • (s) habitual
    • a chronic smoker
    inveterate,

Synonyms

continuing inveterate

Antonyms

acute

Words of close approximity

chronically chronic bronchitis chronic eczema chronic gastritis chronic glaucoma chronic glossitis chronic kidney failure chronicle chronicler chronic leukemia chronic lymphocytic leukemia chronic myelocytic leukemia chronic obstructive pulmonary disease chronic pyelonephritis chronic renal failure chronic wasting disease