DISEASED Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

diseased

adjective

Definition of diseased

as in unfit

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Recent Examples of diseased Remove any twiggy branches that are thinner than a pencil, branches that cross each other, and all dead or diseased branches. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 July 2026 Instead, choose a different spot to plant your tree where nothing diseased has been growing. — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026 Always start by removing any dead, dying, damaged, or diseased tissue. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 July 2026 Wacky animal sidekicks once felt vibrant in a holistic world of artifice; here, a goggle-eyed rooster just looks diseased. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for diseased

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Adjective

West Germany 2-1 Netherlands A tournament that was dominated by security concerns in the early stages, and then slightly ruined later on by a sustained period of rainy weather which left the pitches unfit for quality football.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 23 July 2026
Within the context of the ongoing debate, the comment suggested the financial tie could make the company unfit to own the parking meter system.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Definition of unfit

Adjective

Prosecutors, who had sought seven years and seven months in jail, said that the four women accusing him of rape, in both the proven and unproven cases, had each time been too unconscious or too incapacitated to resist him after attending parties.

— Gwladys Fouche, USA Today, 15 June 2026
The spoof comedy parodied 1970s disaster films and followed Hays' character, who must overcome his fear of flying to land a commercial jet when its crew and passengers become incapacitated by food poisoning.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026

Definition of incapacitated

Adjective

Heel Moxley pounced on an ailing Nick Jackson and hit a piledriver on the outside.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Perhaps unsurprisingly, subsequent attempts at diplomacy, led by the ailing diplomat and intellectual Benjamin Franklin, also proved ineffective.

— Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

Definition of ailing

Adjective

Wildfires in Washington and British Columbia, Canada, are also expected to bring hazy skies and unhealthy air quality to the state over the next two days as smoke moves in from the north and temperatures climb toward 100 degrees.

— Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
The air quality index was forecast to meet or exceed 126, a level that’s considered unhealthy for sensitive groups, including people with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teenagers.

— Haley Parsley August 1, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of unhealthy

Adjective

Veterinarians for famed Big Bear bald eagle Jackie, who was found sick and on the ground weeks ago, still don’t know what’s wrong with her.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
What stays with me is not just what happened when my father got sick, but what didn’t happen before.

— Guy Leitersdorf, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of sick

Adjective

More than 1,900 people across nine states became ill after eating at Taco Bell, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
And there were plenty of heroic acts by thousands of health care workers who toiled tirelessly, risking their own lives to care for those who had fallen ill during the pandemic.

— Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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