Synonyms of ills

ills

noun

plural of ill

1

as in diseases

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

chicken pox and the other ills that were once a fixture of childhood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• diseases
• ailments
• illnesses
• sicknesses
• fevers
• conditions
• disorders
• ails
• maladies
• infections
• infirmities
• bugs
• attacks
• complications
• distempers
• troubles
• plagues
• complaints
• affections
• distemperatures
• weaknesses
• contagious diseases
• contagions
• malaises
• debilities
• bouts
• epidemics
• spells
• matters
• contagia
• decrepitudes
• pests
• fits
• pestilences
• pips

2

as in evils

that which is morally unacceptable

idealistic people who try to cure all of our society's ills

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evils
• wrongs
• bad
• sins
• immoralities
• iniquities
• villainies
• atrocities
• enormities
• corruptions
• depravities
• indecencies
• deviltries
• debaucheries
• rot
• cankers
• perversions
• cancers
• decays
• degeneracies
• abominations
• malefactions
• tabus
• squalors
• devilries
• diabolisms
• satanisms
• taboos
• scurrilities
• anathemas

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• virtues
• rights
• moralities
• goods
• decencies
• honesties
• integrities
• rectitudes
• probities

3

as in misfortunes

bad luck or an example of this

the travelers merrily set off on their journey, scarcely imagining the ills that would befall them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misfortunes
• tragedies
• hardships
• troubles
• miseries
• adversities
• mishaps
• disasters
• misadventures
• accidents
• calamities
• sorrows
• catastrophes
• trials
• woes
• evils
• mischances
• circumstances
• sufferings
• fates
• knocks
• disappointments
• tribulations
• distresses
• afflictions
• failures
• curses
• blows
• dooms
• defeats
• casualties
• cataclysms
• destinies
• setbacks
• portions
• letdowns
• nonsuccesses
• body blows
• fizzles
• lots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fortunes
• opportunities
• luck
• chances
• strokes
• successes
• hits
• serendipities
• achievements
• strikes
• accomplishments
• breaks
• flukes
• windfalls
• godsends