Synonyms for unhealthful
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Unhealthy
unhealthy, unwholesome, bad, noxious, noisome formal, insalubrious, morbific, pestiferous, pernicious
2. Unsanitary
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not promoting health; detrimental to health.
An unhealthful diet and lack of exercise are common causes for heart disease.
Example sentences
- unhealthy If you don’t do more exercise, you’ll be unhealthy.
- noxious The old warehouse is no longer storing any noxious chemicals.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unhealthful | falling | |
| unhealthy | rising | |
| noxious | steady | |
| unwholesome | steady | |
| insalubrious | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- bad1
- 7 letters
- noxious2, noisome
- 8 letters
- morbific
- 9 letters
- unhealthy3
- 10 letters
- pathogenic4, pernicious3, unsanitary5, unhygienic, insanitary
- 11 letters
- unwholesome, pestiferous
- 12 letters
- insalubrious
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (noxious2 = 2 syllables).