Synonyms and antonyms of Feeling and being unhealthy or ill in American Thesaurus

ill (adjective)

not healthy, because of a medical condition or an injury

frail (adjective)

physically weak and not very healthy

unfit (adjective)

not feeling healthy or strong because you do not take regular exercise

worse (adjective)

sicker than before

fragile (adjective)

not very strong or healthy

infectious (adjective)

used about a person or animal that has an infectious disease

unhealthy (adjective)

sick, or not physically fit

failing (adjective)

no longer strong or healthy

unwell (adjective)

formal sick

sick (adjective)

if you are sick, you do not feel well

babalaas (adjective)

South Africaninformal suffering from the effects of drinking too much alcohol

ailing (adjective)

literary sick and weak

a shadow of your former self ()

less healthy or happy than you were in previous times

bedridden (adjective)

unable to get out of bed because you are too weak or sick

blah (adjective)

spoken feeling slightly tired or sick

contagious (adjective)

someone who is contagious has a contagious disease

critical (adjective)

someone who is critical is very seriously sick or injured and might die

dead (adjective)

informal very tired, weak, or sick

delirious (adjective)

medical talking or thinking in a confused way because you are sick

diseased (adjective)

affected by a disease

disgusted (adjective)

feeling physically sick because something is extremely unpleasant to see, smell, or taste

disordered (adjective)

suffering from an illness

dizzy (adjective)

feeling as if you or the things around you are spinning, especially when you think you are going to fall

down (adjective)

used for saying that someone has an illness

drained (adjective)

feeling as though you have no mental or physical energy left

far gone (adjective)

informal extremely drunk, sick, or crazy

feeble (adjective)

physically weak, especially because you are old or sick

fevered (adjective)

literary affected by fever

feverish (adjective)

affected by fever

fragile (adjective)

British someone who feels fragile feels weak, for example because they are sick

giddy (adjective)

suddenly feeling that you might become unconscious and fall

grim (adjective)

informal sick

groggy (adjective)

feeling tired, weak, or confused, especially because you are sick or have not had enough sleep

homebound (adjective)

American unable to leave your house because you are sick or disabled

housebound (adjective)

British homebound

hungover (adjective)

tired and sick in the morning because you drank too much alcohol the night before

in a bad way ()

unhappy, sick, or in a serious condition

in a state of collapse ()

very weak and ill

incapacitated (adjective)

formal unable to live normally, or to do ordinary things, for example because you are sick

indisposed (adjective)

formal unable to do something because of illness

infected (adjective)

someone who is infected has a disease that can be spread from one person to another

in no condition to do something ()

too sick, upset, or drunk to do something

in/out of shape ()

in good/bad physical condition

languid (adjective)

literary someone who is languid is weak or sick

leaden (adjective)

feeling that your body is heavy and difficult to move because you are very tired

lightheaded (adjective)

feeling as though you might fall down or become unconscious, for example because you are drunk

not so/too hot ()

not feeling very well or very happy

not up to snuff ()

slightly sick

not up to the mark (informal old-fashioned)

informal old-fashioned not feeling very well

not your usual self ()

slightly sick

out of action ()

if someone is out of action, they are injured or too sick to perform their usual activities

out of commission (informal)

informal not able to do anything because you are ill or injured

out of condition ()

not healthy or fit

out of sorts ()

slightly sick, upset, or unhappy

out of whack (informal)

informal feeling slightly sick

out sick ()

if you are out sick, you do not go to work because you are sick

queer (adjective)

mainly Britishold-fashioned physically ill

rough (adjective)

Britishinformal if someone feels rough, they do not feel well

senile (adjective)

someone who is senile is confused, forgets things, or behaves in a strange way, because they are old

shaky (adjective)

feeling weak or unable to walk or move without shaking, for example because you are very sick

shivery (adjective)

if you feel shivery, you are shivering, for example because you are cold or sick

shocked (adjective)

feeling confused and slightly sick after a serious accident

sickened (adjective)

shocked and feeling rather sick because of something unpleasant

sickly (adverb)

in a way that shows you are physically or mentally sick

smitten (adjective)

seriously affected by something such as an illness or emotion

stricken (adjective)

affected by serious problems such as injury or illness

terminal (adjective)

a terminal patient has a terminal illness

terrible (adjective)

sick, unhappy, or feeling guilty

undernourished (adjective)

someone who is undernourished is not healthy because they do not get enough food to eat

under the weather ()

if a person is under the weather, they do not feel well

unfit (adjective)

not healthy enough to work, do military service, play in a team, etc.

unhealthy (adjective)

sick, or not physically fit

unhealthy (adjective)

sick, or not physically fit

unsteady (adjective)

too weak or sick to walk well

wobbly (adjective)

feeling weak and having trouble standing or walking, especially because you are sick or tired

woozy (adjective)

informal feeling slightly weak, confused, and not very steady

wretched (adjective)

formal very unhappy, or sick