Synonyms of hypochondriac

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noun

as in complainer

a person who is often or always worried about being ill

My brother is a real hypochondriac. Every time he reads about some new disease, he thinks he has it.

Related Words

• complainer
• valetudinarian
• crock
• whiner
• malingerer
• worrier
• worrywart
• grouch
• valetudinary
• griper
• fusser
• pessimist
• bellyacher
• defeatist
• handwringer

hypochondriac

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adjective

as in hypochondriacal

Related Words

• hypochondriacal
• disabled
• debilitated
• incapacitated
• troubled
• afflicted
• diseased
• feeble
• sickly
• infirm
• disordered
• decrepit
• weakly
• fragile
• achy
• invalid
• weak
• feverish
• woozy
• frail
• seasick
• shaky
• dizzy
• squeamish
• nauseous
• airsick
• queasy
• carsick
• nauseated
• light-headed
• queazy
• qualmish

Dissimilar Words

• healthy
• whole
• well
• sound
• healthful
• hale
• wholesome
• cured
• better
• fit
• able-bodied
• conditioned
• recovering
• improved
• hardy
• strong
• lusty
• tough
• well-conditioned
• stalwart
• hearty
• mending
• convalescing
• rugged
• robust
• flourishing
• thriving
• chipper
• flush
• recuperating
• blooming
• bouncing
• rehabilitated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hypochondriac

Noun

Two hypochondriac siblings have taken to the mountains to avoid all electromagnetic frequencies in this hypnotic lesson in claustrophobia and the evocative power of light. —J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024

Crampton is a hypochondriac: her preferred term, though modern medicine is trying to drum it out of the discourse. —Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024

Adjective

Easing the burden on our country’s emergency rooms could very well put us on the path to more effective, efficient patient care for everyone—including hypochondriacs. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024

Read the full Virgo Daily Horoscope Libra (September 23 - October 22) Releasing your inner hypochondriac? —USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2024