unhealthy

Definitions of unhealthy

adjective
not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind

“unhealthy ulcers”

Synonyms:
unfit
not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition

angry
severely inflamed and painful

arthritic, creaky, rheumatic, rheumatoid, rheumy
of or pertaining to arthritis

asthmatic, wheezing, wheezy
relating to breathing with a whistling sound

bad, unfit, unsound
physically unsound or diseased

blebby, blistery
covered with small blisters

intumescent, puffy, tumescent, tumid, turgid
abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas

bloodshot
(of an eye) reddened as a result of locally congested blood vessels; inflamed

cankerous, ulcerated, ulcerous
having an ulcer or canker

carbuncled, carbuncular
afflicted with or resembling a carbuncle

carious
(of teeth) affected with cavities or decay

caseous
of damaged or necrotic tissue; cheeselike

chilblained
having chilblains

colicky, flatulent, gassy
suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal

cytomegalic
of or relating to or characterized by greatly enlarged cells

dehydrated
suffering from excessive loss of water from the body

diseased, morbid, pathologic, pathological
caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology

dropsical, edematous
swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluid

enlarged
larger than normal

foaming, foamy, frothing
producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease

gangrenous, mortified
suffering from tissue death

inflamed
resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened

inflammatory
characterized or caused by inflammation

ingrowing, ingrown
growing abnormally into the flesh

icteric, jaundiced, yellow
affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc

membrane-forming, membranous
characterized by formation of a membrane (or something resembling a membrane)

mental
affected by a disorder of the mind

pro-inflammatory, proinflammatory
tending to cause inflammation

sallow, sickly
unhealthy looking

sore-eyed
having sore eyes; suffering from pinkeye or conjunctivitis

sunburned, sunburnt
suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight

varicose
abnormally swollen or knotty

windburned, windburnt
suffering from windburn

frail
physically weak

ill, sick
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

unwholesome
detrimental to physical or moral well-being

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Antonyms:
healthy
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease

fit
physically and mentally sound or healthy

flushed, rose-cheeked, rosy, rosy-cheeked
having the pinkish flush of health

bouncing
vigorously healthy

firm
possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue

good, sound
in excellent physical condition

hale, whole
exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health

hearty
consuming abundantly and with gusto

full-blooded, hearty, lusty, red-blooded
endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health

anicteric
not affected by jaundice

rock-loving
of plants that flourish in a rocky environment

florid, rubicund, ruddy, sanguine
inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life

sun-loving
(of plants) flourishing in strong sunlight

water-loving
(of plants) flourishing with lots of water

well-preserved
used of older persons who are healthy

wholesome
sound or exhibiting soundness in body or mind

robust
sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction

well
in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury

wholesome
conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being

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adjective
not conducive to good health

“an unhealthy diet of fast foods”

“an unhealthy climate”

Synonyms:
unhealthful
detrimental to good health
adjective
detrimental to health

synonyms: insalubrious, unhealthful

unwholesome
detrimental to physical or moral well-being