Synonyms & related words for palsies

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of palsies. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to palsies

Explore words related to palsies — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include paralysis, diplegia, paresis, palsied, monoplegia, hemiplegia, paretic, quadriplegia. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does palsies come from?

The word palsies breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: pa-, from Greek para (“beside, beyond”); and -ls, from Greek lysis (“loosening”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.