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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Now they had to engage in the morbid ritual of waiting for that dream to die.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

“In this interregnum,” he continued, “appear a great variety of morbid symptoms.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

This is a semiregular act of morbid curiosity, not a sound investment strategy.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Maybe the only purpose in any of this is to prolong morbid fascinations, to twist the knife.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

“Of course some people have a morbid dread of it,” said Colonel Julyan.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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