Synonyms of malady

malady

noun

ˈma-lə-dē 

as in disease

an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning

in the olden days people were always suffering from some unknown malady

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disease
• ailment
• illness
• ill
• fever
• disorder
• condition
• sickness
• bug
• infection
• attack
• distemper
• infirmity
• ail
• complication
• plague
• complaint
• trouble
• affection
• contagion
• distemperature
• contagious disease
• debility
• lameness
• malaise
• epidemic
• feebleness
• unsoundness
• pestilence
• spell
• bout
• sickliness
• unwellness
• weakness
• unhealthiness
• contagium
• decrepitude
• fit
• pest
• matter
• pip
• frailness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• health
• wellness
• fitness
• soundness
• wholeness
• robustness
• wholesomeness
• shape
• heartiness
• healthiness
• fettle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of malady

Several cultures use the plant therapeutically to treat a variety of maladies, including dandruff, hair loss, stomachaches, and fever. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026

Haberman and Swan make clear the dimensions of his malady. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 23 June 2026

Over the decades the O’odham placed some barbed wire along the border to keep livestock from straying into the neighboring country, limiting the spread of maladies such as foot-and-mouth disease and hindering cattle thieves. — Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026

Many business leaders like OpenAI CEO Sam Altman argue companies are AI washing, or using the technology as an apt justification for layoffs when in reality, they’re enacted due to another underlying budgetary malady. — Jake Angelo, Fortune, 29 May 2026