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Synonyms for under the weather

Most common

sick ill unwell indisposed off-color out of sorts ropey

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Adjective

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    ill or gloomy, especially from a cold or flu.

Example sentences

  • sick The doctor sat up all night with the sick old man.
  • ill They called in a doctor because the child was ill.
  • unwell I pretended to be unwell in order to stay at home.
  • indisposed His speech indisposed us to finish the work any more.

By length

3 letters
bad1, ill1
4 letters
sick1
5 letters
seedy2, ropey
6 letters
poorly2, peaked1, unwell2, ailing2, sickly2
10 letters
indisposed

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (seedy2 = 2 syllables).

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