Meaning of unhealthy in English

1. Pronunciation

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1. Classifying Adjective

   unhealthy

   Definitions

   1. detrimental to health

   Synonyms

   • unwholesome
2. 2. not conducive to good health

   Examples

   • « an unhealthy diet of fast foods »
   • « an unhealthy climate »

   Synonyms

   • unhealthful

3. Qualitative Adjective

   unhealthy

   Definitions

   1. not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind

   Examples

   • « unhealthy ulcers »

   Synonyms

   • angry
   • arthritic
   • creaky
   • rheumatic
   • rheumatoid
   • rheumy
   • asthmatic
   • wheezing
   • wheezy
   • bad
   • unfit
   • unsound
   • blebby
   • blistery
   • bloated
   • distended
   • puffed
   • puffy
   • swollen
   • tumescent
   • tumid
   • turgid
   • bloodshot
   • cankerous
   • ulcerated
   • ulcerous
   • carbuncled
   • carbuncular
   • carious
   • caseous
   • chilblained
   • colicky
   • flatulent
   • gassy
   • cytomegalic
   • debilitated
   • enfeebled
   • infirm
   • seedy
   • dehydrated
   • diseased
   • morbid
   • pathologic
   • pathological
   • edematous
   • dropsical
   • enlarged
   • foaming
   • foamy
   • frothing
   • gangrenous
   • mortified
   • inflamed
   • inflammatory
   • ingrowing
   • ingrown
   • membranous
   • membrane-forming
   • proinflammatory
   • pro-inflammatory
   • raw
   • sore
   • sallow
   • sickly
   • sunburned
   • sunburnt
   • varicose
   • windburned
   • windburnt
   • jaundiced
   • icteric
   • yellow
   • mental
   • sore-eyed

   Antonyms

   • healthy

See also

• frail
• ill
• unfit
• unwholesome