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laid low

ADJECTIVE

flat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

empty horizontal low unbroken

STRONG

even flush oblate plane reclining splay

WEAK

collapsed complanate decumbent deflated extended fallen outstretched pancake planar planate procumbent prone prostrate punctured recumbent spread-out supine tabular

Antonyms

STRONGEST

upright

STRONG

rough uneven

WEAK

elevated raised rounded

ADJECTIVE

ill

Synonyms

STRONGEST

afflicted ailing diseased infirm poorly woozy

STRONG

down

WEAK

a wreck below par bummed down with feeling awful feeling rotten feeling terrible got the bug indisposed 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

ADJECTIVE

infirm

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ailing anemic decrepit feeble frail ill insecure unstable

WEAK

anile debilitated delicate enfeebled failing faint faltering flimsy fragile halting irresolute lame sensile shaky unsound unsubstantial vacillating wavering wobbly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

healthy sound strong

WEAK

firm hearty robust

ADJECTIVE

invalid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

infirm sickly

STRONG

ailing debilitated down frail ill peaked sick

WEAK

bedridden below par feeble on the sick list out of action poorly run down weak weakened

Antonyms

STRONG

healthy strong well

WEAK

sound worthy

ADJECTIVE

unfit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ill-equipped inadequate inappropriate unhealthy unlikely unsuitable unsuited useless

STRONG

debilitated down dragging mistaken

WEAK

below par can't make the grade decrepit discordant feeble flimsy ill-adapted ill-suited improper inapplicable incompatible incongruous incorrect ineffective inexpedient infelicitous inharmonious not fit out of element out of place out of shape poorly rocky unbecoming uncongenial uncool unmeet unpromising valueless

Antonyms

STRONGEST

appropriate proper suitable

WEAK

able fit qualified willing

ADJECTIVE

unhealthy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delicate unsound

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

strong

WEAK

good healthy well

ADJECTIVE

weakly

Synonyms

WEAK

ailing anemic anile debilitated decrepit delicate enfeebled failing faint faltering feeble flimsy fragile frail halting ill insecure insubstantial irresolute lame puny sensile shaky unsound unstable unsubstantial vacillating wavering weak wobbly

ADJECTIVE

sickly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ailing cranky feeble infirm lackluster

WEAK

below par bilious delicate diseased down dragging faint in poor health indisposed 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

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, consumer and business confidence in China, already laid low by the implosion of a mega property bubble, is sinking further thanks to trade-war uncertainties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

He retired in 2005, while AIG was laid low during the 2008-2009 financial crisis due to losses in financial derivatives.

From Barron's • Dec. 13, 2025

He laid low with a friend for a while, but when the FBI left Ukraine, the local authorities seemed to lose interest in him.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

It was a poetic ending for the man who named his company after a 19th-century sonnet about arrogance, hubris and pride laid low.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2024

Al Ulbrickson felt fine, but he was worried about Hume and Morris, laid low by seasickness.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

laid low

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