Synonyms for ill

Other words for “ill”, grouped by meaning.

We found 44 synonyms for “ill”. The most common are ailment, complaint, sick, afflicted, aguish.

noun an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

adjective resulting in suffering or adversity

Similarharmful

adjective distressing

Similarbad

adjective indicating hostility or enmity

Similarhostile

adjective presaging ill fortune

adverb (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well

Synonymsbadlypoorly
Oppositeswell

adverb unfavorably or with disapproval

Synonymsbadly
Oppositeswell

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University