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unwell
[uhn-wel] 
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unwell
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sick |
| Synonyms: | ailing, bedridden, broken down, debilitated, diseased, feeble, feverish, frail, hospitalized, 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 |
| Main Entry: | bad |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sick |
| Synonyms: | ailing, diseased, ill, in pain, unwell |
| Notes: | badly is an adverb to describe an activity; bad is an adjective to describe a condition or state |
| Main Entry: | diseased |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unhealthy |
| Synonyms: | afflicted, ailing, indisposed, infected, infectious, infirm, rotten, sick, sickly, tainted, unsound, unwell, unwholesome |
| Antonyms: | fit, healthy |
| Main Entry: | ill |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sick |
| Synonyms: | a wreck, afflicted, ailing, below par, bummed, diseased, down, down with, feeling awful, feeling rotten, feeling terrible, got the bug, indisposed, infirm, laid low, off one's feet, on sick list, out of sorts, peaked, poorly, queasy, rotten, run-down, running temperature, sick as a dog, under the weather, unhealthy, unwell, woozy |
| Antonyms: | good, healthy, sound, strong, well |
| Main Entry: | indisposed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not well |
| Synonyms: | ailing, below par, confined, down, down with, feeling rotten, got a bug, ill, infirm, laid up, on sick list, out of action, poorly, sick, sickly, under the weather, unwell |
| Antonyms: | healthy, well |
| Main Entry: | low |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not feeling well |
| Synonyms: | ailing, debilitated, dizzy, dying, exhausted, faint, feeble, frail, ill, indisposed, poorly, prostrate, reduced, sick, sickly, sinking, stricken, unwell, weak |
| Antonyms: | healthy, strong, well |
| Main Entry: | poorly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not well |
| Synonyms: | ailing, below par, failing, ill, indisposed, low, mean, out of sorts, rotten*, sick, sickly, under the weather, unwell |
| Antonyms: | healthy, well |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | queasy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not feeling well; not comfortable |
| Synonyms: | anxious, bilious, concerned, fidgety, green around gills, groggy, ill, ill at ease, indisposed, nauseated, pukish, qualmish, queer, restless, rocky, sick, sick as a dog, sickly, squeamish, troubled, uncertain, uncomfortable, under the weather, uneasy, unwell, upset, worried |
| Antonyms: | comfortable, healthy, satisfied |
| Main Entry: | rocky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | doubtful, undependable |
| Synonyms: | dizzy, ill, rickety, shaky, sick, sickly, staggering, ticklish, tottering, tricky, uncertain, unreliable, unstable, unsteady, unwell, weak, wobbly |
| Antonyms: | dependable, happy, healthy |
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