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unhealthful

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of unhealthful

bad for the well-being of the body

  • the unhealthful level of smog in the city
Synonyms of unhealthful

insalubrious, noisome, noxious, sickly, unhealthy, unwholesome
Words Related to unhealthful

germy, insanitary, unhygienic, unsanitary

nonnutritious

poisonous, toxic

fatal, lethal, mortal
Near Antonyms of unhealthful

hygienic, sanitary

nutritious
Antonyms of unhealthful

healthful, healthy

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