Top synonyms for “ill”: ailment, badly, complaint, inauspicious, ominous, poorly, sick, afflicted, and 69 more below.
Definitions
- (noun)an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
- (adjective)presaging ill fortune“ill omens”
- (adjective)distressing“ill manners”
- (adjective)resulting in suffering or adversity“ill effects”
- (adjective)indicating hostility or enmity“you certainly did me an ill turn”
- (adjective)affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function“ill from the monotony of his suffering”
- (adverb)(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well“he was ill prepared”
- (adverb)with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly“we can ill afford to buy a new car just now”
- (adverb)unfavorably or with disapproval“tried not to speak ill of the dead”
Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is another word for "ill"?
Common synonyms for "ill" include ailment, badly, complaint, inauspicious, ominous, poorly. Our thesaurus lists 77 total alternatives drawn from Princeton WordNet. Click any synonym to find its rhymes.
What is the opposite of "ill"?
Antonyms for "ill" include well, well. Use opposites in songwriting to create contrast, tension, or surprise within a verse.
What does "ill" mean?
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
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