atrophied vs wasted

atrophied and wasted both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
atrophied	No	Yes	No	No
wasted	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, atrophied and wasted are synonyms defined as:

atrophied and wasted: (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use

Other synonyms of atrophied include diminished.

atrophied (adjective)	wasted (adjective)
(of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use	(of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
	not used to good advantage
	very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
	serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being