in poor health

ADJECTIVE

laid-up

Synonyms

WEAK

ailing bedridden broken down confined debilitated declining defective delicate diseased disordered down feeble feverish frail funny green hospitalized ill impaired imperfect in a bad way incurable indisposed infected infirm invalid lousy mean nauseated not so hot peaked poorly qualmish queasy rickety rocky rotten run down sick as a dog suffering tottering under medication under the weather unhealthy unwell weak wobbly

ADJECTIVE

sick

Synonyms

STRONG

ailing confined debilitated declining disordered down frail funny green hospitalized ill impaired imperfect incurable indisposed infected invalid mean nauseated peaked suffering tottering wobbly

WEAK

bedridden broken down defective delicate diseased feeble feverish in a bad way infirm laid-up lousy not so hot poorly qualmish queasy rickety rocky rotten run down sick as a dog under medication under the weather unhealthy unwell weak

Antonyms

STRONG

healthy perfect sound strong well

WEAK

clean content gentle happy moral nice pleased satisfied undiseased

ADJECTIVE

sickly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ailing cranky feeble infirm lackluster

WEAK

below par bilious delicate diseased down dragging faint indisposed laid low languid low mean off-color out of action out of shape pallid peaked peaky pining poorly rocky run down seedy sickish unhealthy wan weak

Antonyms

STRONGEST

healthy hearty sound strong

WEAK

fine well

ADJECTIVE

unhealthy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delicate unsound

WEAK

ailing below par debilitated diseased down dragging feeble frail ill in a decline in ill health infirm invalid laid low out of action out of shape peaked poorly run down shaky sickly unwell weak

Antonyms

STRONGEST

strong

WEAK

good healthy well

ADJECTIVE

unsound

Synonyms

STRONGEST

defective erroneous false faulty flawed fragile illogical inaccurate incorrect insane insecure shaky unbalanced unhealthy unreliable unsafe unstable

WEAK

ailing crazed dangerous decrepit delicate demented deranged diseased fallacious frail ill incongruous infirm insubstantial invalid lunatic mad not solid rickety specious tottering unbacked unhinged unsteady unsubstantial unwell weak wobbly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accurate balanced certain correct firm healthy honest just perfect protected rational reasonable reliable right safe sane secure sound stable steady strong sure true valid well

ADJECTIVE

unwell

Synonyms

WEAK

ailing bedridden broken down debilitated diseased feeble feverish frail hospitalized ill impaired incurable infected infirm invalid laid-up nauseated not feeling well run down sick as a dog sickly suffering under medication under the weather unhealthy weak

Example Sentences

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A message to Trivers prompted an automatic email response stating that he is now in poor health and asking for privacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

They knew he was in poor health before he got nabbed, and that immigration detention was freezing cold, and hard on the body.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

“Many of the surviving horses were visibly emaciated and in poor health and would not have survived without intervention,” according to the release.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

"He was in poor health but it has still been a shock. We will miss you dad."

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026

Born in 1772, Patsy was in poor health until Isaac’s mother, Ursula, nursed her.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

in poor health

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