Synonyms of under the weather

under the weather

phrase

1

as in bad

temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body

I feel a little under the weather and I'm just going to stay home.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bad
• sick
• poorly
• ill
• down
• weak
• punk
• unhealthy
• dizzy
• unsound
• out of sorts
• shaky
• run-down
• unwell
• indisposed
• ailing
• peaked
• fragile
• sickened
• symptomatic
• peaky
• lousy
• seedy
• frail
• weakly
• diseased
• troubled
• nauseous
• feverish
• feeble
• cruddy
• squeamish
• seasick
• qualmish
• disabled
• queasy
• sickish
• invalid
• nauseated
• sickly
• afflicted
• disordered
• decrepit
• carsick
• airsick
• infirm
• woozy
• hypochondriac
• hypochondriacal
• light-headed
• achy
• debilitated
• incapacitated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• well
• whole
• healthy
• sound
• wholesome
• healthful
• hale
• fit
• conditioned
• better
• improved
• cured
• tough
• strong
• recovering
• rugged
• robust
• hardy
• rehabilitated
• hearty
• flourishing
• able-bodied
• well-conditioned
• stalwart
• mending
• lusty
• blooming
• bouncing
• thriving
• flush
• recuperating
• convalescing
• chipper

2

as in drunken

being under the influence of alcohol

When they came home from the party it was obvious they were under the weather.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drunken
• wet
• fried
• drunk
• impaired
• under the influence
• high
• tight
• blind
• stiff
• wiped out
• three sheets in the wind
• wasted
• loaded
• lit up
• lit
• squiffed
• gassed
• boozy
• plastered
• tipsy
• juiced
• inebriate
• pickled
• inebriated
• cockeyed
• in the bag
• alcoholic
• besotted
• tiddly
• oiled
• sottish
• stoned
• crocked
• bombed
• stewed
• potted
• sozzled
• looped
• intoxicated
• tanked
• blitzed
• blotto
• canned
• pie-eyed
• stinking
• strung out
• in one's cups
• sloshed
• smashed
• ripped
• soused
• hammered
• rocky
• maudlin
• beery
• blasted
• dopey
• dissolute
• crapulous
• befuddled
• stupefied
• bleary-eyed
• bibulous
• debauched
• dipsomaniacal
• dissipated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straight
• sober
• dry
• temperate
• level
• steady
• cool
• abstemious
• teetotal
• abstinent
• clearheaded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of under the weather

Sears, who was under the weather Monday, ended the inning with a groundout and a strikeout. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026

If any member of the family is starting to feel under the weather, whip up a bowl of comforting chicken soup with lemons and carrots to help everyone stay healthy for the rest of the week. — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 8 July 2026

Webb concluded his month with seven shutout innings against the Atlanta Braves despite feeling under the weather. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 July 2026