Main entry: chronic
Definition: being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
Usage: chronic indigestion; a chronic shortage of funds; a chronic invalid
Antonyms: acute
Definition: having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
Main entry: continuing, chronic
Definition: of long duration
Usage: chronic money problems
Antonyms: short
Definition: (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
Antonyms: short
Definition: primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
Antonyms: short
Definition: of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
Antonyms: short
Definition: not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
Main entry: chronic, inveterate
Definition: habitual
Usage: a chronic smoker
Antonyms: unusual
Definition: not usual or common or ordinary