as in sick
temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body
she missed work because she was unwell
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Recent Examples of unwell
Not to undersell the Marty supporting cast — which features Gwyneth Paltrow’s welcome return to real movies after Marvel and Mortdecai, along with a carnival of cameos, each more unwell than the last — but Chalamet seemed to be the show here.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Harwicz’s books are most generously appreciated as spelunking missions into the cave of the unwell mind, untethered from our op-ed pages or the unspeakable carnage available to us every day on our Instagram reels.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
The book follows Aggie, whose younger sister, Marcie, has been unwell for over a year and on a never-ending waitlist.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
And the Bengals are just unwell.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Harwicz’s books are most generously appreciated as spelunking missions into the cave of the unwell mind, untethered from our op-ed pages or the unspeakable carnage available to us every day on our Instagram reels.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
The book follows Aggie, whose younger sister, Marcie, has been unwell for over a year and on a never-ending waitlist.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
And the Bengals are just unwell.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwell
Adjective
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The Star began writing about the concerns at Warren Hills in March, detailing how for years that teachers, staff and parents have been worried that something at the school may be making teachers and staff sick.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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Although Hahne's daughter lived close enough to remain at home, Hahne made connections with families staying in the Ronald McDonald House while their sick children received care from Children's Hospital.—
Angelika Ytuarte,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This involves having a poorly or non-functioning colon and is not usually reversible.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
17 Aug. 2025
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The researchers and their partners are also working to track local residents’ health and to measure how well or poorly interventions like masks and household air filters protected them.—
Maggie Astor,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Her history underscores the need for state law and how the criminal justice system interacts with those mentally ill to be reviewed, advocates told the Journal Sentinel.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Guests report nurses walking through the halls pushing wheelchairs, dark figures, cold spots, smells like cherry tobacco without a source, flickering lights and visitors feeling ill in certain areas of the hotel such as the old hospital wings and the morgue (now the site of the spa).—
Noreen Kompanik,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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FarmVille wasn’t bad, but something was missing.—
Moisés Naím,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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The asteroid impact triggered one of the planet's worst mass-extinction events, wiping out all dinosaurs but birds.—
DINO GRANDONI THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Unwell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwell. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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