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ill
adjective as in sick
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adjective as in bad, evil
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- acrimonious
- adverse
- antagonistic
- cantankerous
- damaging
- deleterious
- detrimental
- disrespectful
- disturbing
- harmful
- harsh
- hateful
- hurtful
- ill-mannered
- impertinent
- inauspicious
- inimical
- iniquitous
- injurious
- malevolent
- malicious
- nocent
- nocuous
- noxious
- ominous
- ruinous
- sinister
- sullen
- surly
- threatening
- unfavorable
- unfriendly
- ungracious
- unhealthy
- unkind
- unlucky
- unpromising
- unpropitious
- unwholesome
- vile
- wicked
noun as in misfortune
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Example Sentences
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For good and ill, he is a consequence of it.
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Caring for an ill spouse, for example, will reduce your available time to volunteer.
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In recent weeks, there has been speculation about his health, although family members and political allies had dismissed reports suggesting he was critically ill.
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This history bodes ill for the meme ETF in its new incarnation.
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However, the case was adjourned until September 2024 when the judge fell ill.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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