Synonyms of the word

ill

• adj. (obsolete) Evil; wicked (of people).
• adj. (archaic) Morally reprehensible (of behaviour etc.); blameworthy.
• adj. Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.
• adj. Unpropitious, unkind, faulty, not up to reasonable standard.
• adj. Unwell in terms of health or physical condition; sick.
• adj. Having an urge to vomit.
• adj. (hip-hop slang) Sublime, with the connotation of being so in a singularly creative way.
• adj. (slang) Extremely bad (bad enough to make one ill). Generally used indirectly with to be.
• adv. Not well; imperfectly, badly; hardly.
• n. (often pluralized) Trouble; distress; misfortune; adversity.
• n. Harm or injury.
• n. Evil; moral wrongfulness.
• n. A physical ailment; an illness.
• n. (US, slang) PCP, phencyclidine.

afflicted

• v. simple past tense and past participle of afflict.
• adj. Suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability.

aguish

• adj. Characteristic of ague.

ailing

• n. An ailment.
• v. present participle of ail.
• adj. Sickly; sick; ill; unwell.

ailment

• n. Something which ails one; a disease; sickness.

airsick

• adj. Nauseous due to the effects of motion of an airplane; suffering from motion sickness caused by air travel.

autistic

• adj. Having autism, or pertaining to autism.
• adj. (now pejorative, offensive and medically obsolete) Socially inept and self-absorbed.
• n. A person who has autism.

bad

• adj. Not good; unfavorable; negative.
• adj. Not suitable or fitting.
• adj. Seemingly non-appropriate, in manners, etc.
• adj. Unhealthy.
• adj. Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
• adj. Evil; wicked.
• adj. Faulty; not functional.
• adj. (of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
• adj. (of breath) Malodorous, foul.
• adj. (informal) Bold and daring.
• adj. (hip-hop slang) good, superlative.
• adj. (of a need or want) Severe, urgent.
• adv. (now colloquial) Badly.
• n. (slang) Error, mistake.
• n. (countable, uncountable, economics) An item (or kind of item) of merchandise with negative value; an unwanted…
• adj. (slang) Fantastic.
• v. (archaic) Alternative past tense of bid. See bade.
• v. (Britain, dialect, transitive) To shell (a walnut).

badly

• adj. (Northern England) Ill, unwell.
• adv. In a bad manner.
• adv. Very much; to a great degree.

bedfast

• adj. Unable to leave one's bed, especially because of illness, weakness or obesity.

bedrid

• adj. (obsolete) bedridden.

bedridden

• adj. confined to bed because of infirmity or illness.

bilious

• adj. Suffering from real or supposed liver disorder, thus making one ill-natured.
• adj. Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.
• adj. Irritable or bad tempered; irascible.

bronchitic

• adj. Of or pertaining to bronchitis.
• n. A person who has bronchitis.

carsick

• adj. Dizzy or feeling nauseated due to riding in a vehicle; suffering from motion sickness.

complaint

• n. A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining.
• n. (law) In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim…
• n. (law) In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the…
• n. A consumer complaint.
• n. A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.

consumptive

• adj. Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.
• adj. Of, or relating to consumption.
• adj. (pathology) Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.
• n. A person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.

convalescent

• adj. Recovering one's health and strength after a period of illness.
• adj. Of convalescence or convalescents (see below).
• n. A person recovering from illness.

delirious

• adj. (medicine) Being in the state of delirium.
• adj. Having uncontrolled excitement; ecstatic.

diabetic

• adj. Of or pertaining to diabetes, especially diabetes mellitus.
• adj. Having diabetes, especially diabetes mellitus.
• adj. Suitable for one having diabetes mellitus.
• n. A person who suffers from diabetes mellitus.

disorder

• n. Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
• n. A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.
• n. (medicine, countable) A physical or psychical malfunction.
• v. (transitive) To throw into a state of disorder.
• v. (transitive) To knock out of order or sequence.

dizzy

• adj. Having a sensation of whirling, with a tendency to fall; giddy; feeling unbalanced or lightheaded.
• adj. Producing giddiness.
• adj. Empty-headed, scatterbrained or frivolous.
• v. (transitive) To make dizzy, to bewilder.

dyspeptic

• adj. (not comparable) Of, relating to, or having dyspepsia or indigestion.
• adj. (comparable) Irritable or morose.
• n. A dyspeptic person.

faint

• adj. (of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness.
• adj. Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected.
• adj. hardly perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp.
• adj. Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy.
• adj. Slight; minimal.
• n. The act of fainting, syncope.
• n. (rare) The state of one who has fainted; a swoon.
• v. (intransitive) To lose consciousness. Caused by a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as…
• v. To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
• v. To decay; to disappear; to vanish.

feverish

• adj. In the state of having a fever, to have an elevated body temperature.
• adj. Filled with excess energy.

feverous

• adj. affected with fever or ague.
• adj. having the nature of fever.
• adj. (rare) having a tendency to produce fever.

funny

• adj. Amusing; humorous; comical.
• adj. Strange or unusual, often implying unpleasant.
• n. (humorous) A joke.
• n. (humorous) A comic strip.
• n. (Britain) A narrow boat for sculling.

giddy

• adj. Dizzy, feeling dizzy or unsteady and as if about to fall down.
• adj. Causing dizziness: causing dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness.
• adj. Lightheartedly silly, or joyfully elated.
• adj. (archaic) Frivolous, impulsive, inconsistent, changeable.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To make dizzy or unsteady.
• v. To reel; to whirl.

gouty

• adj. Suffering from gout.

green

• adj. Having green as its color.
• adj. (figuratively, of people) Sickly, unwell.
• adj. Unripe, said of certain fruits that change color when they ripen.
• adj. (figuratively, of people) Inexperienced.
• adj. (figuratively, of people) Naïve or unaware of obvious facts.
• adj. (figuratively, of people) Overcome with envy.
• adj. (figuratively) Environmentally friendly.
• adj. (cricket) Describing a pitch which, even if there is no visible grass, still contains a significant amount…
• adj. (dated) Of bacon or similar smallgoods: unprocessed, raw, unsmoked; not smoked or spiced.
• adj. (dated) Not fully roasted; half raw.
• adj. Of freshly cut wood or lumber that has not been dried: containing moisture and therefore relatively more…
• adj. (wine) High or too high in acidity.
• adj. Full of life and vigour; fresh and vigorous; new; recent.
• adj. (Philippines) Having a sexual connotation.
• adj. (particle physics) Having a color charge of green.
• n. The colour of growing foliage, as well as other plant cells containing chlorophyll; the colour between…
• n. (politics, sometimes capitalised) A member of a green party; an environmentalist.
• n. (golf) A putting green, the part of a golf course near the hole.
• n. (bowls) The surface upon which bowls is played.
• n. (snooker) One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 3 points.
• n. (Britain) a public patch of land in the middle of a settlement.
• n. A grassy plain; a piece of ground covered with verdant herbage.
• n. (chiefly in the plural) Fresh leaves or branches of trees or other plants; wreaths.
• n. Any substance or pigment of a green colour.
• n. (Britain, slang, uncountable) marijuana.
• n. (US, slang, uncountable) Money.
• n. (particle physics) One of the three color charges for quarks.
• v. (transitive) To make (something) green, to turn (something) green.
• v. To become or grow green in colour.
• v. (transitive) To add greenspaces to (a town).
• v. (intransitive) To become environmentally aware.
• v. (transitive) To make (something) environmentally friendly.

hallucinating

• v. present participle of hallucinate.

harmful

• adj. of a kind likely to be damaging; injurious.

hostile

• adj. Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence,…
• adj. Aggressive, antagonistic.
• adj. Of a hostile takeover.
• n. (chiefly in the plural) An enemy.

inauspicious

• adj. Not auspicious; ill-omened; unfortunate; unlucky; unfavorable.

indisposed

• adj. Mildly ill.
• adj. Not disposed or inclined; unwilling.

light

• n. (physics, uncountable) Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation…
• n. A source of illumination.
• n. Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
• n. (in the plural, now rare) Facts; pieces of information; ideas, concepts.
• n. A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
• n. (painting) The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those…
• n. A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
• n. A flame or something used to create fire.
• n. A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
• n. A window, or space for a window in architecture.
• n. The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
• n. (informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
• n. Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
• n. The power of perception by vision.
• n. The brightness of the eye or eyes.
• n. A traffic light, or, by extension, an intersection controlled by one or more that will face a traveler…
• v. (transitive) To start (a fire).
• v. (transitive) To set fire to; to set burning; to kindle.
• v. (transitive) To illuminate.
• v. (intransitive) To become ignited; to take fire.
• v. To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
• adj. Having light.
• adj. Pale in colour.
• adj. (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
• adj. Of low weight; not heavy.
• adj. Lightly-built; designed for speed or small loads.
• adj. Gentle; having little force or momentum.
• adj. Easy to endure or perform.
• adj. Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
• adj. Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
• adj. (rail transport, of a locomotive, usually with "run") travelling with no carriages, wagons attached.
• adj. (obsolete) Unchaste, wanton.
• adj. Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
• adj. Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
• adj. (dated) Easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile.
• adj. Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
• adj. Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
• adj. Not of the legal, standard, or usual weight; clipped; diminished.
• adj. Easily interrupted by stimulation.
• adv. Carrying little.
• n. (curling) A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
• v. (nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter.
• v. To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
• v. To find by chance.
• v. To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice.
• v. (archaic) To alight; to land or come down.

light-headed

• adj. Alternative spelling of lightheaded.

lightheaded

• adj. Dizzy or feeling faint, usually caused by a drop in blood pressure to the brain.

liverish

• adj. Not feeling well due to an upset digestive system; queasy.

livery

• n. Any distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants.
• n. The paint scheme of a vehicle or fleet of vehicles.
• n. (US) A taxicab or limousine.
• n. (law) The delivery of property from one owner to the next.
• n. (law) The writ by which property is obtained.
• n. (historical) The rental of horses or carriages; the rental of canoes; the care and/or boarding of horses…
• n. (historical) A stable that keeps horses or carriages for rental.
• n. An allowance of food; a ration, as given out to a family, to servants, to horses, etc.
• n. Release from wardship; deliverance.
• n. A low grade of wool.
• v. (archaic) To clothe.

nauseated

• adj. Having a feeling of nausea.
• v. simple past tense and past participle of nauseate.

nauseous

• adj. Causing nausea; sickening or disgusting.
• adj. (sometimes proscribed) Afflicted with nausea; sick.

ominous

• adj. Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant.
• adj. Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen; threatening; portentous; inauspicious.

palsied

• adj. Afflicted with palsy.
• adj. Trembling as if afflicted with palsy.
• v. simple past tense and past participle of palsy.

paralytic

• n. Someone suffering from paralysis.
• adj. Affected by paralysis; paralysed.
• adj. Pertaining to paralysis.
• adj. (Britain, Australia, Ireland) Very drunk.

paralyzed

• v. simple past tense and past participle of paralyze.

paraplegic

• adj. of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia.
• n. A person who suffers from paraplegia.

peaked

• adj. Having a peak or peaks.
• adj. Sickly-looking, peaky.
• v. simple past tense and past participle of peak.

poorly

• adv. In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort.
• adv. With little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or advantage.
• adv. Meanly; without spirit.
• adv. Without skill or merit.
• adj. ill, unwell, sick.

queasy

• adj. Experiencing or causing nausea or uneasiness, often characterized by an unsettled stomach.
• adj. Easily troubled; squeamish.

rachitic

• adj. (medicine) Pertaining to or affected by rickets.
• adj. Feeble, in a weak or precarious condition.

recovering

• v. present participle of recover.
• n. The process or the instance of recovery.

rickety

• adj. Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure; giddy;…
• adj. Of a person: feeble in the joints; tottering.
• adj. Affected with or suffering from rickets.

scrofulous

• adj. (pathology) Of, related to, or suffering from scrofula.
• adj. Morally degenerate; corrupt.

seasick

• adj. Suffering from sickness, nausea or dizziness due to the motion of a ship at sea.

seedy

• adj. disreputable, run-down, sleazy.
• adj. Full of seeds.
• adj. untidy; unkempt.
• adj. infirm; gone to seed.
• adj. suffering the effects of a hangover.
• adj. (colloquial) Having a peculiar flavour supposed to be derived from the weeds growing among the vines;…

sick

• adj. Having an urge to vomit.
• adj. (chiefly US) In poor health.
• adj. (colloquial) Mentally unstable, disturbed.
• adj. (colloquial) In bad taste.
• adj. Tired of or annoyed by something.
• adj. (slang) Very good, excellent, awesome, badass.
• adj. In poor condition.
• adj. (agriculture) Failing to sustain adequate harvests of crop, usually specified.
• n. Sick people in general as a group.
• n. (Britain, colloquial) vomit.
• v. To vomit.
• v. (obsolete, intransitive) To fall sick; to sicken.
• v. (rare) Alternative spelling of sic.

sickish

• adj. Somewhat sick, but not seriously so.

sickly

• adj. Frequently ill; often in poor health; given to becoming ill.
• adj. Having the appearance of sickness or ill health; appearing ill, infirm or unhealthy; pale.
• adj. Weak; faint; suggesting unhappiness.
• adj. Somewhat sick; disposed to illness; attended with disease.
• adj. Tending to produce disease.
• adj. Tending to produce nausea; sickening.
• adj. Overly sweet.
• v. (transitive) To make sickly.
• adv. In a sick manner.

sneezy

• adj. Prone to sneeze with little (if any) nasal agitation.
• adj. Characterised by sneezes.

spastic

• adj. (pathology) Of, relating to, or affected by spasm.
• adj. (pathology) Of or relating to spastic paralysis.
• adj. (slang, pejorative) Clumsy.
• adj. (slang, pejorative) Hyperactive, excited, and acting in a random manner.
• n. (now offensive, especially in Britain) A person affected by spastic paralysis or spastic cerebral palsy.
• n. (slang, offensive especially in Britain) A stupid, clumsy person.

stricken

• adj. Struck by something.
• adj. Disabled or incapacitated by something.
• adj. Removed or rubbed out.
• v. past participle of strike.

swooning

• v. present participle of swoon.
• n. A swoon or faint.

tubercular

• adj. Of, pertaining to, or having tuberculosis.
• adj. Relating to or reminiscent of the wheezing sounds associated with the breathing of tuberculosis patients.
• adj. Tuberculate.

tuberculous

• adj. Tubercular; having or relating to tuberculosis.

unfit

• adj. Not fit; not having the correct requirements.
• adj. Not fit, not having a good physical demeanor.
• v. To make unfit; to render unsuitable, spoil, disqualify.

unhealed

• adj. Not healed.

unhealthy

• adj. characterized by, or conducive to poor health.
• adj. sick or ill.
• adj. tending to corrupt.
• adj. characterized by disturbed mental health.

unpropitious

• adj. not propitious; unfavourable, untimely.

unwell

• adj. Not well; indisposed; not in good health; somewhat ill; ailing.
• adj. (dated, euphemistic) Specifically, ill from menstruation; affected with, or having, catamenial; menstruant.

upset

• adj. (of a person) Angry, distressed, or unhappy.
• adj. (of a stomach or gastrointestinal tract, referred to as stomach) Feeling unwell, nauseated, or ready to…
• n. (uncountable) Disturbance or disruption.
• n. (countable, sports, politics) An unexpected victory of a competitor or candidate that was not favored…
• n. (automobile insurance) An overturn.
• n. An upset stomach.
• n. (mathematics) An upper set; a subset (X,≤) of a partially ordered set with the property that, if x is…
• v. (transitive) To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
• v. (transitive) To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).
• v. (transitive) To tip or overturn (something).
• v. (transitive) To defeat unexpectedly.
• v. (intransitive) To be upset or knocked over.
• v. (obsolete) To set up; to put upright.
• v. To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end.
• v. To shorten (a tire) in the process of resetting, originally by cutting it and hammering on the ends.

vertiginous

• adj. Having an aspect of great depth, drawing the eye to look downwards.
• adj. Inducing a feeling of giddiness, vertigo, dizziness or of whirling.
• adj. Pertaining to vertigo (in all its meanings).
• adj. Revolving; rotating; rotatory.

woozy

• adj. queasy, dizzy, disoriented, or drunk.