Bedridden and Invalid

Bedridden

Bedridden adjective - Confined to bed (by illness).
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Synonyms for Bedridden

Invalid is a synonym for bedridden in sick in bed topic. In some cases you can use "Invalid" instead an adjective "Bedridden".

Invalid

Invalid adjective - Chronically or repeatedly suffering from poor health.
Usage example: an old and now invalid woman who rarely gets out anymore

Bedridden is a synonym for invalid in sickly topic. You can use "Bedridden" instead an adjective "Invalid", if it concerns topics such as disabled.

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Rear Window He eventually becomes convinced that Thorwald killed his wife Anna (Irene Winston), a bedridden invalid who has gone missing.
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