Nouns (10)
fame
n. favorable public reputation
celebrity, fame, renown
n. the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
complaint, ailment, ill
n. an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
distress, trouble, ill
n. a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); "a ship in distress"; "she was the classic maiden in distress"
Verbs (0)
Adverbs (3)
ill, poorly, badly
adv. "He was badly prepared"
Adjectives (5)
ill
adj. not good; unfriendly or harmful: "ill manners"; "ill repute"; "ill deeds"; "ill will"; "an ill wind"
ill, inimical
adj. indicating hostility or enmity; "you certainly did me an ill turn"; "ill feelings"; "ill will"
sick, ill
adj. affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
Fuzzynyms (125)
notoriety, ill fame
n. the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality
note, distinction, eminence, preeminence
n. high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"
prominence
n. the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent
promotion, publicity, promotional material
n. a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas"
celebrity, fame, renown
n. the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
notoriety, ill fame
n. the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality
popularity
n. the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after; "his charm soon won him affection and popularity"; "the universal popularity of American movies"
stardom
n. the status of being acknowledged as a star; "stardom meant nothing to her"
distinction, prestige, prestigiousness, status
n. the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
greatness
n. the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence
note, distinction, eminence, preeminence
n. high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"
luminary, notable, notability, guiding light, leading light
n. a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries"
prominence
n. relative importance
magnitude
n. relative importance; "a problem of the first magnitude"
prominence
n. the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent
fame
n. favorable public reputation
promotion, publicity, promotional material
n. a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas"
import, consequence, moment
n. having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment that security"
significance
n. the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power"
recognition, acknowledgment, acknowledgement
n. the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged; "the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work"; "she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own"
condition, status
n. a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
event, case
n. a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"
necessity
n. the condition of being essential or indispensable
disease
n. an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
frailty, feebleness, infirmity, debility, frailness
n. the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
illness, malady, sickness
n. impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
contagion, contagious disease
n. any disease easily transmitted by contact
epidemic
n. a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
plague, pestilence
n. a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
affliction
n. a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health
condition, consideration, circumstance
n. information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take"
disorder
n. a disturbance of the peace or of public order
misery, wretchedness
n. a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune; "the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable"
danger
n. the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury; "you are in no danger"; "there was widespread danger of disease"
need, demand
n. a condition requiring relief; "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs"
evil, wicked
adj. morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"
sickly, indisposed, peaked, ailing, poorly, unwell
adj. somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work"
weak, infirm, feeble, decrepit, weakly
adj. lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"
sick, nauseated, queasy, sickish
adj. feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
unhealthy
adj. not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"
unkind
adj. lacking kindness; "a thoughtless and unkind remark"; "the unkindest cut of all"
harmful, inauspicious, adverse, untoward
adj. contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"
unfortunate, unlucky
adj. causing negative effects
damaging, detrimental, prejudicial, prejudicious, detrimental to
adj. (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury; "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant"
negative
adj. expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
antipathetic, antipathetical, opposed, averse, indisposed, loath, loth, averse to
adj. (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"
contrary, converse
adj. very opposed in nature or character or purpose; "acts contrary to our code of ethics"; "the facts point to a contrary conclusion"
contradictory, mutually exclusive
adj. unable to be both true at the same time
counter, antagonistic
adj. indicating opposition or resistance
malevolent, malicious
adj. having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling
inferior
adj. of low or inferior quality
puny
adj. inferior in strength or significance; "a puny physique"; "puny excuses"
offensive, loathsome
adj. causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"
Synonyms (15)
bad
adj. having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"
belligerent, aggressive
adj. characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; "aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone"
opponent, opposing, antagonistic, antipathetic, antipathetical, opposed
adj. characterized by antagonism or antipathy; "slaves antagonistic to their masters"; "antipathetic factions within the party"
at loggerheads
adj. in a dispute or confrontation; "Sam and his parents were at loggerheads over the question of car privileges"
dirty
adj. expressing or revealing hostility or dislike; "dirty looks"
head-on
adj. characterized by direct opposition; "a head-on confrontation"
unfriendly
adj. not friendly; "an unfriendly act of aggression"; "an inimical critic"
unhealthy
adj. not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"
unfit
adj. not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"
Antonyms (21)
infamy
n. evil fame or public reputation
infamy, opprobrium
n. a state of extreme dishonor; "a date which will live in infamy"- F.D.Roosevelt; "the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city"
obscureness, obscurity
n. the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination
obscurity
n. an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known; "he worked in obscurity for many years"
welfare, well-being
n. a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles"
blessing, boon
n. a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"
health
n. a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease; "physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients"
well
adj. resulting favorably; "its a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw you"; "all's well that ends well"
well
adj. in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury; "appears to be entirely well"; "the wound is nearly well"; "a well man"; "I think I'm well; at least I feel well"
healthy, in good health
adj. having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"
healthy
adj. having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"
fit, healthy
adj. physically and mentally sound or healthy; "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise"
well, good, in a good manner
adv. " He writes well"; "I can walk real good" (informal)
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