unhealthy

[uhn-hel-thee] / ʌnˈhɛl θi /

ADJECTIVE

sick

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delicate unsound

WEAK

ailing below par debilitated diseased down dragging feeble frail ill in a decline in ill health in poor health infirm invalid laid low out of action out of shape peaked poorly run down shaky sickly unwell weak

Antonyms

STRONGEST

strong

WEAK

good healthy well

ADJECTIVE

very bad in effect on well-being

Synonyms

STRONGEST

corrupt corrupting dangerous degrading detrimental harmful hazardous negative noxious perilous perverse poisonous risky undesirable unsanitary unsound

WEAK

baneful chancy degenerate deleterious demoralizing insalubrious jeopardous morbid nefarious noisome rotten treacherous unhealthful unwholesome villainous virulent wicked

Antonyms

STRONGEST

certain good guarded helpful pure safe secure sound wholesome

WEAK

healthy strong well

Example Sentences

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There is no single reason why colon-cancer rates have been rising in people younger than 50, but it’s likely driven by increasingly unhealthy diets that lack fiber and over-index on ultraprocessed foods.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Many ultraprocessed foods are unhealthy because they are high in added sugars, sodium and saturated fat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The issue is not that bananas are unhealthy.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

These unhealthy treats have contributed to modifying a diet usually made up of fruit, vegetables and seeds.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

They knew I had an unhealthy obsession with movies and television shows, and they were partially to blame.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

unhealthy

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