Synonyms of sickly

sickly

adjective

1

as in frail

chronically or repeatedly suffering from poor health

a sickly foal that seemed to catch everything that the other horses had

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frail
• fragile
• sick
• weak
• dying
• ailing
• weakly
• invalid
• feeble
• fading
• lame
• bedridden
• delicate
• debilitated
• weakened
• ill
• moribund
• infirm
• incurable
• challenged
• incapacitated
• enfeebled
• poorly
• unwell
• decrepit
• unhealthy
• bedfast
• unsound
• indisposed
• worn-out
• peaked
• run-down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• well
• healthy
• whole
• sound
• wholesome
• hearty
• hale
• fit
• able-bodied
• well-conditioned

2

as in poisonous

bad for the well-being of the body

lungs scarred by years of exposure to the sickly air of the coal mines

Synonyms & Similar Words

• poisonous
• toxic
• unhealthful
• unhealthy
• unwholesome
• noxious
• insalubrious
• noisome
• insanitary
• unsanitary
• unhygienic
• lethal
• germy
• fatal
• mortal
• nonnutritious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• healthy
• healthful
• sanitary
• hygienic
• nutritious