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

ill (adjective)

not healthy, because of a medical condition or an injury. The usual American word is sick

frail (adjective)

physically weak and not very healthy

unfit (adjective)

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

worse (adjective)

more ill than before

fragile (adjective)

not very strong or healthy

unfit (adjective)

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

unhealthy (adjective)

ill, or not physically fit

failing (adjective)

no longer strong or healthy

unwell (adjective)

formal ill

sick (adjective)

mainly American if you are sick, you do not feel well

ailing (adjective)

literary ill and weak

a shadow of your former self ()

less healthy or happy than you were in previous times

babalaas (adjective)

South Africaninformal suffering from the effects of drinking too much alcohol

bedridden (adjective)

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

contagious (adjective)

someone who is contagious has a contagious disease

critical (adjective)

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

dead (adjective)

informal very tired, weak, or ill

delirious (adjective)

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

diseased (adjective)

affected by a disease

disgusted (adjective)

feeling physically ill 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, ill, or crazy

feeble (adjective)

physically weak, especially because you are old or ill

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 ill

giddy (adjective)

suddenly feeling that you might become unconscious and fall

grim (adjective)

informal ill

groggy (adjective)

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

housebound (adjective)

British unable to leave your house because you are ill or disabled

hungover (adjective)

tired and ill 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 ill

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

infectious (adjective)

used about a person or animal that has an infectious disease

in no condition to do something ()

too ill, 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 ill

leaden (adjective)

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

light-headed (adjective)

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

liverish (adjective)

Britishinformal feeling rather ill, often because you have eaten or drunk too much

not a hundred per cent ()

not feeling well

not so/too hot ()

not feeling very well or very happy

not up to snuff ()

slightly ill

off-colour (adjective)

feeling slightly ill

off sick ()

if you are off sick or take time off sick, you do not go to work because you are ill

out of action ()

if someone is out of action, they are injured or too ill 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 ill, upset, or unhappy

out of whack (informal)

informal feeling slightly ill

poorly (adjective)

Britishinformal ill

queer (adjective)

old-fashioned physically ill

ropey (adjective)

informal not feeling well

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 ill

shivery (adjective)

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

shocked (adjective)

feeling confused and slightly ill after a serious accident

sickened (adjective)

shocked and feeling rather ill because of something unpleasant

sickly (adverb)

in a way that shows you are physically or mentally ill

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)

ill, unhappy, or feeling guilty

undernourished (adjective)

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

under the weather ()

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

unhealthy (adjective)

ill, or not physically fit

unhealthy (adjective)

ill, or not physically fit

unsteady (adjective)

too weak or ill to walk well

wobbly (adjective)

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

woozy (adjective)

informal feeling slightly weak, confused, and not very steady

wretched (adjective)

very unhappy, or ill