What is another word for unwell?
379 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ʌnwˈɛl], [ ʌnwˈɛl], [ ʌ_n_w_ˈɛ_l]
There are numerous synonyms for the word "unwell" that can be used to convey the same meaning. These synonyms include sick, ill, ailing, indisposed, under the weather, infirm, weak, poorly, debilitated, and unhealthy. Each of these words can be utilized in this context to describe a feeling of physical discomfort, unease, or weakness. They can also indicate a broader sense of malaise or a general feeling of not being one's best self. Whether you use "unwell" or any of its synonyms, the ultimate aim is to express the idea that someone is not feeling their best and that their health is compromised.
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Similar words for unwell:
- bad (adjective)
- diseased (adjective)
- queasy (adjective)
- seedy (adjective)
- unhealthy (adjective)
- ailing (adjective)
- ill (adjective)
- indisposed (adjective)
- laid-up (adjective)
- low (adjective)
- out of sorts (adjective)
- rocky (adjective)
- sick (adjective)
- unsound (adjective)
- under the weather (adverb)
- menstruating (noun)
- unwell (noun)
Synonyms for Unwell:
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adj.
• bad • diseased • queasy • seedy- dog-eared ,
- down at the heel ,
- down-at-the-heel ,
- gone to seed ,
- in a bad way ,
- used up ,
- be draggled ,
- be-draggled ,
- dog eared ,
- dogeared ,
- gone seed ,
- in bad way ,
- more dog eared ,
- more dog-eared ,
- more dogeared ,
- more down at the heel ,
- more down-at-the-heel ,
- more sagging ,
- more wilted ,
- more wilting ,
- most dog eared ,
- most dog-eared ,
- most dogeared ,
- most down at the heel ,
- most down-at-the-heel ,
- most sagging ,
- most wilted ,
- most wilting ,
- over grown ,
- over-grown ,
- un kempt ,
- un kempter ,
- un kemptest ,
- un tidier ,
- un tidiest ,
- un tidy ,
- un-kempt ,
- un-kempter ,
- un-kemptest ,
- un-tidier ,
- un-tidiest ,
- un-tidy .
- feeling terrible ,
- got bug ,
- ill ,
- more bummed ,
- most bummed ,
- off feet ,
- off one feet ,
- off ones feet ,
- running temperature .
- de ranged ,
- de-ranged ,
- in accurate ,
- in congruous ,
- in correct ,
- in sane ,
- in saner ,
- in sanest ,
- in secure ,
- in securer ,
- in securest ,
- in substantial ,
- in-congruous ,
- in-sane ,
- in-saner ,
- in-secure ,
- in-securer ,
- in-securest ,
- in-substantial ,
- more unbacked ,
- most unbacked ,
- not solid ,
- un backed ,
- un hinged ,
- un safe ,
- un safer ,
- un safest ,
- un sound ,
- un sounder ,
- un soundest ,
- un substantial ,
- un-backed ,
- un-balanced ,
- un-hinged ,
- un-safe ,
- un-safer ,
- un-safest ,
- un-sound ,
- un-sounder ,
- un-soundest ,
- un-substantial .
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n.
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- infectious .
Other synonyms:
- bedridden ,
- blah ,
- diseased ,
- disordered ,
- drained ,
- feeble ,
- frail ,
- groggy ,
- homebound ,
- housebound ,
- incapacitated ,
- laid up ,
- leaden ,
- lightheaded ,
- senile ,
- shaky ,
- shivery ,
- smitten ,
- stricken ,
- undernourished ,
- unfit ,
- unsteady ,
- woozy ,
- worse ,
- wretched .
- contagious ,
- dizzy ,
- failing ,
- rough .
Other relevant words:
- Critically Ill ,
- Faintish ,
- Languishing ,
- Mustily ,
- Peakish ,
- Phthisic ,
- Qualmish ,
- Valetudinary ,
- Whey-faced ,
- abed ,
- abnormal ,
- adverse ,
- afflicted ,
- aggravation ,
- ailing ,
- anaemic ,
- anemic ,
- annoyance ,
- antipathetic ,
- anxiety ,
- approximately ,
- ashen ,
- awful ,
- awfully ,
- bad ,
- badly ,
- basely ,
- be unwell ,
- below par ,
- botheration ,
- cheaply ,
- coarsely ,
- commonly ,
- completely ,
- confined ,
- consumptive ,
- contaminated ,
- crippled ,
- crudely ,
- customarily ,
- debilitated ,
- decrepit ,
- delicate ,
- dicky ,
- dilapidated ,
- discomfort ,
- discomposure ,
- displeasure ,
- disquiet ,
- distress ,
- drawn ,
- dully ,
- earthily ,
- emaciated ,
- enfeebled ,
- entirely ,
- erroneously ,
- evil ,
- fading away ,
- faint ,
- feeling awful ,
- frequently ,
- fully ,
- gaunt ,
- generally ,
- goodly ,
- grossly ,
- haggard ,
- hollow-eyed ,
- hospitalized ,
- hung-over ,
- iii ,
- impaired ,
- improper ,
- improperly ,
- in bad health ,
- in bad shape ,
- in danger ,
- in delicate condition ,
- in delicate health ,
- in hospital ,
- in poor condition ,
- in poor health ,
- incorrect ,
- incurable ,
- inelegantly ,
- infected ,
- infirm ,
- injured ,
- invalid ,
- invalided ,
- irritation ,
- laid low ,
- lame ,
- light-headed ,
- lousy ,
- low ,
- lowly ,
- mean ,
- meanly ,
- morbid ,
- mortally ill ,
- nauseated ,
- normally ,
- not feeling well ,
- not oneself ,
- obnoxiously ,
- off-color ,
- offensively ,
- offish ,
- ordinarily ,
- out of commission ,
- out of health ,
- out of shape ,
- pain ,
- pale ,
- pallid ,
- par ,
- pasty ,
- peaky ,
- perfectly ,
- pinched ,
- pique ,
- poisonous ,
- poor ,
- provocation ,
- puny ,
- queasy ,
- queer ,
- rather ,
- rocky ,
- ropey ,
- ropy ,
- rotten ,
- roughly ,
- rude ,
- rudely ,
- run-down ,
- sallow ,
- scrawny ,
- scruffy ,
- seedy ,
- sensitive ,
- severely ,
- shoddily ,
- sick as a dog ,
- sick person ,
- sickish ,
- simply ,
- skinny ,
- sleazily ,
- slight ,
- slightly ,
- soreness ,
- sort ,
- squalid ,
- squeamish ,
- suffering ,
- temper ,
- tender ,
- thin ,
- thoroughly ,
- tired ,
- totally ,
- uncomfortableness ,
- under medication ,
- unease ,
- uneasiness ,
- uneasy ,
- unhealthful ,
- unhealthy ,
- unsanitary ,
- unsound ,
- unstable ,
- unwholesome ,
- usually ,
- utterly ,
- valetudinarian ,
- vertiginous ,
- vilely ,
- wan ,
- wasted ,
- wasting away ,
- waxen ,
- weak ,
- weakened ,
- weakly ,
- wearied ,
- weary ,
- weather ,
- widely ,
- wounded .
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How to use "Unwell" in context?
When you experience an illness, you may feel unwell. The following definitions may help you better understand what it means to be unwell.
Unwellness can be a temporary or long-term condition. Temporary unwellness often resolves on its own, but may result in missed work, expense, or other consequences. Temporary unwellness does not always indicate a more serious condition.
Long-term unwellness usually results from an underlying medical condition. It can affect your physical health, your psychological well-being, and your social life. It can be characterized by fatigue, loss of appetite, and other symptoms.
Paraphrases for Unwell:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
ill, indisposed, sick.
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Adjective
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Adjective
uncomfortable.
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