MALNUTRITION Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

malnutrition

noun

as in starvation

the unhealthy condition that results from not eating enough food or not eating enough healthy food; poor nutrition a program to help poor children suffering from malnutrition

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Recent Examples of malnutrition Learning about seal malnutrition has been sobering. —

Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 Hospitals that neglect to provide certain standards of care, such as protein shakes to treat malnutrition or an unhealthy weight loss, could open themselves up to possible legal liability. —

Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026 Other factors, including scars, bruising, ligature marks and signs of malnutrition, supported evidence of long-term abuse, the warrant affidavit said. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026 Clinics treating malnourished children in Somalia have had to cut rations, with almost 500,000 children under five in the country facing severe acute malnutrition, Reuters reported. —

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starvation

Noun

At the International Bird Rescue Center in Fairfield, staff are caring for about 20 pelicans suffering from starvation, while nearly 50 more are receiving treatment at the organization’s Southern California hospital in San Pedro, according to local news stations KCRA.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Within weeks, McCandless was dead from starvation, leaving behind a legacy as one of the most iconic and polarizing figureheads of modern adventuring.

— Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026