morbid

[mawr-bid] / ˈmɔr bɪd /

ADJECTIVE

gloomy, nasty, sickly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ghastly ghoulish grim gruesome macabre melancholy pessimistic unnatural

WEAK

aberrant abnormal ailing brooding dark deadly depressed despondent diseased dreadful frightful grisly hideous horrid infected irascible malignant monstrous moody saturnine sick somber sullen unhealthy unsound unusual unwholesome

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful happy joyful pleasant

WEAK

healthy pleased sound

Example Sentences

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However, what Jemima and far too many children like her experience today goes far beyond morbid curiosity.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

Between 2018 and 2023, the DOJ says, Aetna submitted or failed to withdraw erroneous codes for morbid obesity, applied to plan members whose body-mass index, or BMI, “was inconsistent” with such a diagnosis.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Despite its serious subject matter, the novel is neither morbid nor morose.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

Instead, Atlas sees a made-for-streaming spectacle cooked up by a gifted self-promoter and built on morbid curiosity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

And still others might just be out there because of morbid curiosity.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

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