DISEASED Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

diseased

adjective

Definition of diseased

as in unfit

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Recent Examples of diseased 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 Similarly, researchers could use synthetic cells to deliver a drug only to diseased tissue, or create microbial systems that detect toxins or pathogens in water. — Tara Deans, The Conversation, 8 July 2026 That conversation requires people who succeeded within a diseased system to acknowledge the disease. — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 2 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

That said, a recent Europe-wide survey by EU-OSHA reveals that concerns about excessive heat are becoming increasingly universal, with one in five workers reporting unhealthy exposure to extreme temperatures and around one in eight to intense sun.

— Oliver Balch, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Unsupportive or unhealthy work environments ranked first, followed by poor work-life balance and values misalignment.

— Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of unhealthy

Adjective

Our founder has spent his career advocating for a shift from sick care to true health creation.

— Billee Howard, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Officials recommended wearing masks in crowded indoor settings, staying current on vaccinations, testing for the virus and remaining home when sick.

— Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 25 July 2026

Definition of sick

Adjective

Behind the polished facades, roughly nine out of ten were privately exhausted, unwell, or both, and had normalized that reality as an occupational hazard.

— Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Five-year-old Tokyo became unwell and even lost consciousness several hours into a hike up Scotland’s Ben Nevis last Sunday, according to her owner Christina Bluhme.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 July 2026

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