hospitalized

ADJECTIVE

laid-up

Synonyms

WEAK

ailing bedridden broken down confined debilitated declining defective delicate diseased disordered down feeble feverish frail funny green ill impaired imperfect in a bad way in poor health incurable indisposed infected infirm invalid lousy mean nauseated not so hot peaked poorly qualmish queasy rickety rocky rotten run down sick as a dog suffering tottering under medication under the weather unhealthy unwell weak wobbly

ADJECTIVE

sick

Synonyms

STRONG

ailing confined debilitated declining disordered down frail funny green ill impaired imperfect incurable indisposed infected invalid mean nauseated peaked suffering tottering wobbly

WEAK

bedridden broken down defective delicate diseased feeble feverish in a bad way in poor health infirm laid-up lousy not so hot poorly qualmish queasy rickety rocky rotten run down sick as a dog under medication under the weather unhealthy unwell weak

Antonyms

STRONG

healthy perfect sound strong well

WEAK

clean content gentle happy moral nice pleased satisfied undiseased

ADJECTIVE

unwell

Synonyms

WEAK

ailing bedridden broken down debilitated diseased feeble feverish frail ill impaired in poor health incurable infected infirm invalid laid-up nauseated not feeling well run down sick as a dog sickly suffering under medication under the weather unhealthy weak

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She did not infect anyone else after her return despite taking two commercial flights in the U.S. when sick and before she was hospitalized in Delaware.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Knoxville himself was hospitalized with a brain injury after being flipped by a bull during the filming of 2022’s “Jackass Forever” and has said he can’t risk another concussion.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

In France, Health Minister Stéphanie Rist said the woman who had tested positive was hospitalized in a specialized unit and her condition had worsened overnight.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Dutch officials announced on May 7 that a flight attendant who was not a passenger but briefly interacted with a passenger was hospitalized with possible hantavirus symptoms.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

He did that until he needed to be hospitalized.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

hospitalized

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