UNHEALTHINESS Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

unhealthiness

noun

as in illness

the condition of not being in good health remedied his general unhealthiness with a long-overdue change to a healthy diet and exercise

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Recent Examples of unhealthiness Booker, who is seen as a potential 2028 presidential candidate, made an explicit appeal to MAHA during a speech focused on combating the unhealthiness of the American food diet at the Center for American Progress’s Ideas Conference on Tuesday. —

Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026

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Noun

Eventually, the ways in which our body tried to cope — by sweating, for example - no longer suffice, which can result in illnesses like heat stroke, which typically starts when core temperature hits 104 F or more and can lead to death.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Taylor served only 16 months as President before dying of illness.

— New York Times, New York Times, 11 June 2026