Illness Synonyms & Antonyms | Synonyms.com (2024)

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  1. illnessnoun

    An instance of a disease or poor health.

    Synonyms:
    sickness

  2. illnessnoun

    A state of bad health or disease.

    Synonyms:
    sickness

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  1. illness

    Disease is the general term for any deviation from health; in a more limited sense it denotes some definite morbid condition; disorder and affection are rather partial and limited; as, a nervous affection; a disorder of the digestive system. Sickness was generally used in English speech and literature, till the close of the eighteenth century at least, for every form of physical disorder, as abundantly appears in the English Bible: "Jesus went about ... healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people," Matt. iv, 23; "Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died," 2 Kings xiii, 14. There is now, in England, a tendency to restrict the words sick and sickness to nausea, or "sickness at the stomach," and to hold ill and illness as the only proper words to use in a general sense. This distinction has received but a very limited acceptance in the United States, where sick and sickness have the earlier and wider usage. We speak of trifling ailments, a slight indisposition, a serious or a deadly disease; a slight or severe illness; a painful sickness. Complaint is a popular term, which may be applied to any degree of ill health, slight or severe. Infirmity denotes a chronic or lingering weakness or disability, as blindness or lameness.

    Synonyms:
    affection, ailment, complaint, disease, disorder, distemper, indisposition, infirmity, malady, sickness, unhealthiness, unsoundness

    Antonyms:
    health, robustness, soundness, strength, sturdiness, vigor

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  1. illness, unwellness, malady, sicknessnoun

    impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

    Synonyms:
    unwellness, malady, nausea, sickness

    Antonyms:
    health, wellness

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  1. illnessnoun

    Synonyms:
    disease, sickness, indisposition, ailing, ailment, complaint, disorder, distemper

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  1. illnessnoun

    Synonyms:
    malady, sickness, disease

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  1. List of paraphrases for "illness":

    disease, diseases, sickness, sick, illnesses, morbidity, maladie, disorders, ill, disorder, ill-health, malady, condition, ailment

How to pronounce illness?

Alex

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Mark

US English

Daniel

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Libby

British

Mia

British

Karen

Australian

Hayley

Australian

Natasha

Australian

Veena

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Priya

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Neerja

Indian

Zira

US English

Oliver

British

Wendy

British

Fred

US English

Tessa

South African

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#1067condition
#1351disease
#3180diseases
#4055disorders
#4320ill
#4358sick
#4888complaint
#5235illness
#5268disorder
#13000sickness
#13931illnesses
#15988affection
#16081nausea
#21037morbidity
#50896ailment
#65670malady
#72653infirmity
#79014distemper
#88853maladie
#204672indisposition
#280703unsoundness

How to use illness in a sentence?

  1. Charles Swanton:

    This research sheds light on how a form of childhood blood cancer might develop, implicating a complex combination of genetics and early exposure to germs, dirt, and illness, we want to assure any parents of a child who has or has had leukaemia, that there's nothing that we know of that could have been done to prevent their illness.

  2. Bonnie Henry:

    There is no evidence that I am aware of that shows Lyssin has any therapeutic benefit, more importantly, I am concerned that if a product did actually contain what is suggested, saliva from a rabid dog, that would put the patient at risk of contracting rabies, a serious, fatal illness.

  3. Nancy Messonnier:

    It's not so much a question of if this will happen anymore, but rather more a question of exactly when this will happen and how many people in this country will have severe illness, we are asking the American public to work with us to prepare in the expectation that this could be bad.

  4. Camille Kotton:

    I am very concerned about the immune-compromised population, i'm disappointed we don't have better access, and I hope we have better access very soon so we can prevent as much illness and potentially death in this population as possible.

  5. Carrie Ann:

    I'm just so touched as somebody who is from the invisible illness community, seeing you come out here with your circumstances and just making everyone aware that you are fully able to do and achieve anything you put your mind to.

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      What is the synonym and antonym of illness? ›

      illness (noun as in disease; bad health) Strongest matches. ailment breakdown collapse disability disorder disturbance flu ill health malady relapse seizure sickness syndrome virus. Strong matches. affliction attack bug complaint confinement convalescence dose fit indisposition infirmity malaise prostration.

      What is the synonym and antonym of enough? ›

      Definition for enough. adjective as in plenty. Synonyms Antonyms. Strongest matches. abundant, adequate, ample, full, sufficient, suitable.

      What is the antonym of sickness? ›

      What is the opposite of sickness?
      healthwellness
      healthinesssoundness
      wholenesswholesomeness
      happinessgood health
      fitnessrobustness
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      What is a synonym for the word sickness? ›

      ailment disease disorder ill health illness infirmity malady nausea syndrome. Strong matches. affection affliction bug complaint condition ill indisposition queasiness unhealthfulness unwellness.

      What is an antonym for ill being? ›

      Definition of ill-being. as in unhappiness. unhappiness. sadness. misery.

      What is the antonym and synonym for? ›

      A synonym is a word that means the same or almost the same as another word. Smart is a synonym for clever. • An antonym is a word that means the opposite or nearly the opposite of another word. Afraid is an antonym for brave.

      Is wellness the opposite of illness? ›

      Wellness is the opposite of illness. When you're healthy and not suffering from any diseases, you're enjoying a state of wellness. It might seem like the phrase "health and wellness" is a little repetitive, but the two terms have increasingly distinct meanings.

      What are 5 sick synonyms? ›

      Synonyms of sick
      • poorly.
      • ill.
      • bad.
      • down.
      • unwell.
      • dizzy.
      • sickened.
      • weak.
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      What is the opposite of ill? ›

      Opposite of suffering from an illness or disease or feeling unwell. healthy. healthful. sound. wholesome.

      What is a synonym for sick health? ›

      illness, malady, sickness, unwellness. impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism. invalidism. chronic ill health. biliousness.

      What is a synonym for get sickness? ›

      be afflicted with be ill with bring on come down with fall victim to go down with succumb to take one's death. become infected with (verb as in get)

      What is a sick of synonym? ›

      Definitions of sick of. adjective. having a strong distaste from surfeit. synonyms: disgusted, fed up, sick, tired of. displeased.

      What is a synonym for ill health? ›

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

      What is the synonym and antonym of suffering? ›

      Definition for suffering. noun as in pain, agony. Synonyms Antonyms. Strongest matches. adversity, anguish, difficulty, discomfort, hardship, misery, misfortune, ordeal, torment, torture.

      What is the synonym for disease? ›

      (noun) in the sense of illness. Synonyms. illness. affliction. ailment.

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