Need another word that means the same as “ailing”? Find 25 synonyms and 30 related words for “ailing” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Ailing” are: indisposed, peaked, poorly, seedy, sickly, under the weather, unwell, ill, not well, sick, weak, in bad health, in poor health, infirm, debilitated, delicate, off colour, failing, in poor condition, poor, inadequate, deficient, imperfect, substandard, flawed
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ailing” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
debilitated | Lacking energy or vitality. I became very debilitated with tremendous joint pain. |
deficient | Having mental disabilities. This diet is deficient in vitamin B. |
delicate | Susceptible to illness or adverse conditions. A delicate lace shawl. |
failing | Below acceptable in performance. Received failing grades. |
flawed | (of a person) having a weakness in character. A flawed diamond. |
ill | Suffering from an illness or disease or feeling unwell. A terminally ill patient. |
imperfect | (of a gift, title, etc.) transferred without all the necessary conditions or requirements being met. Had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities. |
in bad health | Currently fashionable. |
in poor condition | Holding office. |
in poor health | Holding office. |
inadequate | Of insufficient quantity to meet a need. An inadequate income. |
indisposed | Slightly unwell. The potential audience seemed indisposed to attend. |
infirm | Lacking firmness of will or character or purpose. Those who were old or infirm. |
not well | Wise or advantageous and hence advisable. |
off colour | In an unpalatable state. |
peaked | Having or rising to a peak. You look a little peaked. |
poor | Having little money or few possessions. They were too poor to afford a telephone. |
poorly | Somewhat ill or prone to illness. She looked poorly. |
seedy | Shabby and squalid. He was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin. |
sick | Feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit. He had a sick fear of returning. |
sickly | Excessively sentimental or mawkish. She was a thin sickly child. |
substandard | Below the usual or required standard. Substandard housing. |
under the weather | Located below or beneath something else. |
unwell | Somewhat ill or prone to illness. Is unwell and can t come to work. |
weak | Relating to or denoting the weakest of the known kinds of force between particles which acts only at distances less than about 10 cm is very much weaker than the electromagnetic and the strong interactions and conserves neither strangeness parity nor isospin. The salamander s tail may be broken off at a weak spot near the base. |
anemic | Relating to anemia or suffering from anemia. An anemic attempt to hit the baseball. |
breakable | An article that is fragile and easily broken. Earthenware pottery is breakable. |
brittle | A brittle sweet made from nuts and set melted sugar. Her manner was artificially bright and brittle. |
consumptive | Affected with a wasting disease, especially pulmonary tuberculosis. From birth he was sickly and consumptive. |
debilitated | In a very weakened and infirm state. I became very debilitated with tremendous joint pain. |
decrepit | Worn and broken down by hard use. A decrepit bus its seats held together with friction tape. |
delirious | In a state of wild excitement or ecstasy. He became delirious and couldn t recognize people. |
emaciated | Abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food. She was so emaciated she could hardly stand. |
emaciation | The state of being abnormally thin or weak. Thin to the point of emaciation. |
flagging | Flagstones collectively. The flagging in the garden was quite imaginative. |
fragile | Lacking substance or significance. Fragile items such as glass and china. |
fragility | The quality of being easily broken or damaged. A film about the fragility of relationships. |
frail | The weight of a frail basket full of raisins or figs between 50 and 75 pounds. Frail humanity. |
ill | Presaging ill fortune P B Shelley. Tried not to speak ill of the dead. |
impotent | (of a male animal) unable to copulate. Felt impotent rage. |
indisposed | Averse; unwilling. Clearly indisposed to grant their request. |
infirm | Lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality. Care for the infirm. |
pale | Turn pale as if in fear. The late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street. |
pallid | (of a person’s face) pale, typically because of poor health. A pallid performance. |
pathological | Caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition. Pathological bodily processes. |
powerless | Without ability, influence, or power. Troops were powerless to stop last night s shooting. |
puny | Inferior in strength or significance. Puny excuses. |
sallow | Cause to become sallow. His skin was sallow and pitted. |
sick | People who are sick. He had a sick fear of returning. |
undermine | Hollow out as if making a cave or opening. This could undermine years of hard work. |
unwell | Ill. Is unwell and can t come to work. |
vulnerable | Exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally. We were in a vulnerable position. |
wan | A computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network. She was looking wan and bleary eyed. |
weak | Relating to or denoting the weakest of the known kinds of force between particles which acts only at distances less than about 10 cm is very much weaker than the electromagnetic and the strong interactions and conserves neither strangeness parity nor isospin. Weak colors. |
weakly | In a way that lacks strength or force. She leaned weakly against the wall. |
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