Synonyms of sickness

sickness

noun

ˈsik-nəs 

1

as in illness

the condition of not being in good health

she was plagued by sickness most of her adult life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• illness
• ailment
• disorder
• disease
• indisposition
• dysfunction
• unhealthiness
• unsoundness
• condition
• trouble
• weakness
• malady
• malaise
• disfunction
• debility
• invalidism
• upset
• infirmity
• lameness
• feebleness
• invalidity
• decrepitude
• sickliness
• hypochondria
• sickishness
• affliction
• frailness
• weakliness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• health
• wellness
• healing
• recovery
• convalescence
• rehabilitation
• healthiness
• soundness
• wholeness
• recuperation
• wholesomeness
• fitness
• mending
• rehab
• strength
• shape
• rally
• comeback
• vitality
• vigor
• toughness
• stamina
• welfare
• hardiness
• robustness
• heartiness
• ruggedness
• well-being
• bloom
• weal
• fettle
• lustiness
• snapback
• flush
• vigorousness
• flushness

2

as in disease

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

a sickness that resulted in the death of millions of the nation's elm trees

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in nausea

a disturbed condition of the stomach in which one feels like vomiting

the sickness that many women feel during the early months of a pregnancy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nausea
• queerness
• nauseousness
• queasiness
• squeamishness
• seasickness
• airsickness
• motion sickness
• qualm
• mountain sickness
• qualmishness
• altitude sickness
• car sickness
• morning sickness

Examples of sickness in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Anyone without a lot of outdoor experience was curious about Matt’s sickness, which did end up being a good story. —Maggie Slepian, Longreads, 15 Aug. 2024

The clinics operate outside the traditional health insurance system, focusing on preventing illness and optimizing health rather than responding to sickness. —Nick Kasmik, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024

Heffner did not want to keep his sickness a secret. —Emma Uber, Washington Post, 18 July 2024

Now, the character claims to have found God after dealing with a nasty sickness. —Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024