Synonyms of malady

malady

noun

ˈma-lə-dē 

as in disease

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

in the olden days people were always suffering from some unknown malady

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disease
• ailment
• illness
• ill
• fever
• disorder
• condition
• sickness
• bug
• infection
• attack
• distemper
• infirmity
• ail
• complication
• plague
• complaint
• trouble
• affection
• contagion
• distemperature
• contagious disease
• debility
• lameness
• malaise
• epidemic
• feebleness
• unsoundness
• pestilence
• spell
• bout
• sickliness
• unwellness
• weakness
• unhealthiness
• contagium
• decrepitude
• fit
• pest
• matter
• pip
• frailness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• health
• wellness
• fitness
• soundness
• wholeness
• robustness
• wholesomeness
• shape
• heartiness
• healthiness
• fettle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of malady

Many business leaders like OpenAI CEO Sam Altman argue companies are AI washing, or using the technology as an apt justification for layoffs when in reality, they’re enacted due to another underlying budgetary malady. — Jake Angelo, Fortune, 29 May 2026

Simmons also argued that medical tests would show that Chen’s maladies are not consistent with drinking Drano, but are more likely from acid reflux. — City News Service, Oc Register, 29 May 2026

Heart disease kills more people worldwide than any other malady, and even though doctors use cholesterol-lowering medications and recommend lifestyle habits to control major risk factors. — Alice Park, Time, 28 May 2026

Proust apologises for his late arrival, ascribing it to malady, before going into the symptoms in some detail. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026