Nouns (14)
wish
n. the particular preference that you have; "it was his last wish"; "they should respect the wishes of the people"
regard, wish
n. (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes"
wish, indirect request
n. an expression of some desire or inclination; "I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave"; "his crying was an indirect request for attention"
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"
wish, wishing, want
n. a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"
Verbs (15)
wish
v. hope for; have a wish; "I wish I could go home now"
will, wish
v. have in mind; "I will take the exam tomorrow"
bid, wish
v. invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell"
wish, order politely
v. order politely; express a wish for
wish, wish well
v. feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of
wish, express a wish, make a wish
v. make or express a wish; "I wish that Christmas were over"
care, wish, like
v. prefer or wish to do something; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?"
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 (99)
behest
n. an authoritative command or request
bid, command, bidding, dictation
n. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
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"
fondness, fancy, partiality
n. a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey"
hope
n. the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"
summon, call for
v. ask to come; "summon a lawyer"
beckon
v. summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
lure, tempt, entice
v. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"
command, require, compel
v. make someone do something
muster
v. call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc.
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 (18)
bid farewell, say farewell, say goodbye
v. say good-bye or bid farewell
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 (18)
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"
resent, begrudge, wish ill
v. wish ill or allow unwillingly
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)
wish ill
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