100 Best Synonyms for “Unwell”

No.	Item	Definition
1.	achey	Having dull body pains.
2.	achy	Having dull body pains.
3.	afflicted	Suffering from illness or trouble.
4.	ailing	In poor health.
5.	ashen	Very pale, often from illness.
6.	at death’s door	Extremely ill and near death.
7.	bad	Not feeling well.
8.	bedfast	Unable to leave bed.
9.	bedridden	Confined to bed by illness.
10.	below par	Below normal health.
11.	bilious	Nauseated or ill-tempered.
12.	breathless	Short of breath.
13.	catarrhal	Affected by mucus inflammation.
14.	clammy	Cold, damp, and ill-feeling.
15.	congested	Blocked with mucus.
16.	critically ill	At serious medical risk.
17.	crook	Ill or unwell.
18.	crummy	Feeling bad or ill.
19.	dangerously ill	Ill with life-threatening severity.
20.	debilitated	Weakened by illness or hardship.
21.	delicate	Easily made ill.
22.	dizzy	Feeling unsteady or lightheaded.
23.	done in	Exhausted or unwell.
24.	drained	Depleted of energy.
25.	dying	Near death.
26.	enfeebled	Made weak or frail.
27.	exhausted	Completely tired out.
28.	faint	Weak and near passing out.
29.	faintish	Slightly faint.
30.	fatigued	Extremely tired.
31.	febrile	Having a fever.
32.	feeble	Weak and lacking energy.
33.	feverish	Having or showing fever.
34.	frail	Weak and easily harmed.
35.	gaunt	Thin and unhealthy-looking.
36.	giddy	Dizzy or lightheaded.
37.	gravely ill	Dangerously ill.
38.	green	Pale from nausea.
39.	groggy	Dazed and weak.
40.	haggard	Exhausted and unhealthy-looking.
41.	hoarse	Rough-voiced from illness.
42.	ill	Not in good health.
43.	in poor health	Not healthy.
44.	incapacitated	Unable to function normally.
45.	indisposed	Slightly ill or unable.
46.	infirm	Weak or ill, often from age.
47.	influenzal	Relating to or like influenza.
48.	laid up	Confined by illness or injury.
49.	languid	Weak and lacking energy.
50.	lethargic	Sluggish from tiredness or illness.
51.	lightheaded	Dizzy or faint.
52.	listless	Lacking energy or interest.
53.	lousy	Feeling bad or ill.
54.	malaised	Affected by general bodily discomfort.
55.	miserable	Very unhappy or physically ill.
56.	moribund	Near death from illness.
57.	nauseated	Feeling sick to the stomach.
58.	nauseous	Feeling like vomiting.
59.	not 100 percent	Not feeling fully well.
60.	not myself	Not feeling normal or healthy.
61.	not right	Not feeling normal or well.
62.	not up to par	Below normal health or energy.
63.	off colour	Looking or feeling ill.
64.	off form	Not at usual condition.
65.	off sick	Absent because of illness.
66.	out of condition	Not physically well or fit.
67.	out of order	Unwell or not functioning properly.
68.	out of sorts	Not feeling well.
69.	pallid	Very pale and unhealthy-looking.
70.	peaked	Pale and sick-looking.
71.	peaky	Pale or sickly-looking.
72.	poorly	Ill, especially mildly.
73.	prostrate	Overcome by illness or exhaustion.
74.	pyrexial	Affected by fever.
75.	queasy	Feeling sick to the stomach.
76.	rheumy	Watery-eyed or congested.
77.	rotten	Feeling very ill.
78.	rough	Feeling ill or exhausted.
79.	run-down	Weak or tired from poor health.
80.	seriously ill	Ill to a significant degree.
81.	shaky	Trembling or unsteady.
82.	sick	Ill or feeling nauseous.
83.	sickish	Somewhat sick.
84.	sickly	Often ill or weak.
85.	sluggish	Slow and lacking energy.
86.	stricken	Suddenly affected by illness.
87.	suffering	Experiencing illness or pain.
88.	terminally ill	Ill with no expected recovery.
89.	trembly	Shaking slightly.
90.	uncomfortable	Physically uneasy or in discomfort.
91.	under the weather	Feeling mildly ill.
92.	unfit	Not healthy or physically able.
93.	wan	Pale and tired-looking.
94.	washed out	Weak, pale, and tired.
95.	wasted	Thin and weakened by illness.
96.	weak	Lacking strength from illness.
97.	weary	Very tired and weak.
98.	wobbly	Unsteady and weak.
99.	woozy	Dizzy and weak.
100.	worn out	Exhausted and weak.