feeling awful

ADJECTIVE

ailing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

diseased feeble ill sickly weak

STRONG

debilitated down enfeebled indisposed sick wasting

WEAK

below par down with rocky run down sick as a dog under the weather unwell

Antonyms

STRONGEST

able fit healthy hearty sound strong well

STRONG

happy

ADJECTIVE

ill

Synonyms

STRONGEST

afflicted ailing diseased infirm poorly woozy

STRONG

down

WEAK

a wreck below par bummed down with feeling rotten feeling terrible got the bug indisposed laid low off one's feet on sick list out of sorts peaked queasy rotten run down running a temperature sick as a dog under the weather unhealthy unwell

Antonyms

STRONGEST

healthy

WEAK

good sound strong well

Example Sentences

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"I have been feeling awful," says Anissa Chang, adding that she is being accused of recounting a decade-old experience to "become more famous".

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2023

My way of grappling with these matters is that I don't want people to leave the movie theater feeling awful about the tragedies of life.

From Salon • May 1, 2022

“You wake up feeling awful, you just do,” Allen said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2021

Despite Jordan feeling awful, he put up one of the greatest performances in NBA playoff history in Game 5 to deliver the Bulls to victory.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2020

Maggie thinks that if you know Anna’s happy, you might stop feeling awful about being a “teen mom.”

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy

feeling awful

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