MORBID: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MORBID?

Need another word that means the same as “morbid”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “morbid” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Morbid” are: ghoulish, diseased, pathologic, pathological, macabre, unhealthy, gruesome, grisly, grotesque, ghastly, horrible, unwholesome

Morbid as an Adjective

Definitions of "Morbid" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “morbid” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Characterized by an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease.
• Suggesting the horror of death and decay.
• Suggesting an unhealthy mental state.
• Of the nature of or indicative of disease.
• Caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology.

Synonyms of "Morbid" as an adjective (12 Words)

diseased	Caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology. Diseased trees.
ghastly	Very objectionable, bad, or unpleasant. One of the most ghastly crimes ever committed.
ghoulish	Morbidly interested in death or disaster. She told the story with ghoulish relish.
grisly	Causing horror or disgust. A grisly murder.
grotesque	Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous. A lifestyle of grotesque luxury.
gruesome	Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror. Gruesome catering.
horrible	Causing or likely to cause horror; shocking. War is beyond all words horrible.
macabre	Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror. A macabre series of murders.
pathologic	Caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology. Pathologic tissue.
pathological	Relating to pathology. A pathological liar.
unhealthy	Not having or showing good health. Unhealthy ulcers.
unwholesome	Detrimental to physical or moral well-being. Unwholesome food.

Usage Examples of "Morbid" as an adjective

• Morbid curiosity.
• His morbid fascination with the horrors of contemporary warfare.
• Morbid interest in death.
• Morbid details.
• A morbid growth.
• The treatment of morbid obesity.

Associations of "Morbid" (30 Words)

absorption	A process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid. Her absorption in the problems of the Third World.
assimilation	The social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another. Nitrate assimilation usually takes place in leaves.
asthmatic	A person who suffers from asthma. The painful gasps of a dying asthmatic.
complexion	The coloring of a person’s face. The complexion of the game changed.
concentration	Strengthening the concentration as of a solute in a mixture by removing diluting material. The island has the greatest concentration of seabirds in the north west.
dotage	Mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations. You could live here and look after me in my dotage.
fetish	An inanimate object worshipped for its supposed magical powers or because it is considered to be inhabited by a spirit. A foot fetish.
fixation	An obsessive interest in or feeling about someone or something. During the period of total blindness there was a complete absence of visual fixation.
immersion	The act of wetting something by submerging it. His back was still raw from immersion in the icy Atlantic sea.
indisposed	(usually followed by `to’) strongly opposed. Feeling a bit indisposed today.
infatuation	A foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration. He had developed an infatuation with the girl.
infirmity	Physical or mental weakness. Old age and infirmity come to men and women alike.
malnourished	Suffering from malnutrition.
nauseous	Affected with nausea; feeling inclined to vomit. Nauseous offal.
neurotic	A neurotic person. He seemed a neurotic self obsessed character.
obsession	The state of being obsessed with someone or something. He was in the grip of an obsession he was powerless to resist.
obsessive	Affected by an obsession. He s an obsessive obsessed with having complete collections of things.
pathological	Involving or caused by a physical or mental disease. A pathological urge to succeed.
poisonous	Not safe to eat. Poisonous chemicals.
preoccupation	A subject or matter that engrosses someone. Their main preoccupation was how to feed their families.
sallow	Cause to become sallow. Sallow faced addicts.
sick	People who are sick. Sick to death of flattery.
sickness	The feeling or fact of being affected with nausea or vomiting. A great sickness of his judgment.
starving	The act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine. The world s starving children.
surround	Surround with a wall in order to fortify. Troops surrounded the parliament building.
twisted	Forced out of its natural or proper shape; crumpled. Suffering a twisted ankle he was carried from the field.
underweight	Having less investment in a particular area than is normal or desirable. Underweighted assets.
unhealthy	(of a person’s attitude or behaviour) not sensible or well balanced. Unhealthy ulcers.
unwholesome	Detrimental to physical or moral well-being. Unwholesome food.
worm	The threaded cylinder in a worm gear. I wormed my way along the roadside ditch.