as in sick
temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body
she missed work because she was unwell
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Recent Examples of unwell
Everything in Constantine is washed with green, as though the whole world were unwell and not just the film’s terminally ill hero.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Posey’s character is Victoria Ratliff, a Southern financier’s wife who is, in a word, unwell.
—Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Feeling seriously unwell could point you in the direction of the flu, COVID-19, or RSV (respiratory syncytial virus).
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Feb. 2025
Ted is unwell in a way that can’t be fixed by a steady stream of flashbacks.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Feb. 2025
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Posey’s character is Victoria Ratliff, a Southern financier’s wife who is, in a word, unwell.
—Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Feeling seriously unwell could point you in the direction of the flu, COVID-19, or RSV (respiratory syncytial virus).
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Feb. 2025
Ted is unwell in a way that can’t be fixed by a steady stream of flashbacks.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwell
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For the past week and a half, the phone has been ringing off the hook at SeaWorld’s rescue program as an algae bloom in coastal waters has caused a surge of sick marine mammals and birds.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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By many accounts, Planned Parenthood is an incurably sick beast whose time is nearing its end.—
Erik Baptist,
National Review,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Both the United States and the United Nations have stepped back from leadership roles, a reflection of how poorly interventions in Haiti have gone and also the wide range of issues in other parts of the world at the moment.—
Adam Taylor,
Washington Post,
7 Mar. 2024
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Story will be a free agent and at this stage why would an accomplished player stay with the poorly run Rockies?—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
27 Mar. 2021
Adjective
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Likewise, when the husband fell ill but the wife remained healthy, the likelihood of divorce did not significantly increase.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The ship traveled to New York and to several islands in the Eastern Caribbean, according to Cunard’s website. 19 MILLION AMERICANS TO TAKE CRUISES IN 2025, AAA PROJECTS Out of the total 2,538 passengers, 224 became ill with the virus.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Hundreds of homes were damaged when a bad rainstorm hit in 2023.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025
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Jack: This is just a bad team that has occasionally had good days.—
The View from the Lane,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Unwell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwell. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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