MALNOURISHED Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

malnourished

adjective

Definition of malnourished

as in starving

not eating enough food or not eating enough healthy food; poorly nourished The malnourished children were slowly nursed back to health.

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Recent Examples of malnourished The malnourished children were found living in deplorable conditions in a 12-by-12-foot room. — Wsyx Staff, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2026 Several were severely malnourished and in need of immediate medical care. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 The child’s malnourished body was already decomposing. — Laura Bauer june 2, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026 Zoo announces third death, a sloth named Dumpling So far, three of 13 malnourished sloths have not survived after they were taken in by Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens in Sanford, about 25 miles from Orlando. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for malnourished

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Adjective

The risk of a bad outcome is higher for people who are undernourished and unable to access supportive medical care.

— Kathryn H. Jacobsen, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
For the first time, the continent has overtaken Asia as the region with the largest number of hungry people, and nearly 60% of the world’s chronically undernourished people could live there by 2030.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026

Definition of undernourished

Adjective

Inter Miami is hungry to get back on track after the recent slump.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
The continent's sweltering summer has meanwhile boosted demand for air conditioning and other energy-hungry appliances at a time when demand for gas, widely used for Europe's heating and cooking needs, naturally falls.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

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