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
The clip focuses on Emma Stone, a powerful CEO, who is kidnapped and accused of being an alien by a pair of unwell men.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Medics thought a change in environment might have played a factor in her illness, the Guardian reported, so the teen — who had only started to feel unwell in January — was told to look into allergy testing.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
For two months in early 2023, Matthew Campbell, 32, from Fresno, California, was unwell.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Some ordinary baby formula, needed for those whose mothers are dead or unable to breastfeed, or when the child is unwell, has entered Gaza since the aid blockade was loosened, UNICEF said on Tuesday.
—Dawoud Abu Alkas, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Medics thought a change in environment might have played a factor in her illness, the Guardian reported, so the teen — who had only started to feel unwell in January — was told to look into allergy testing.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
For two months in early 2023, Matthew Campbell, 32, from Fresno, California, was unwell.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Some ordinary baby formula, needed for those whose mothers are dead or unable to breastfeed, or when the child is unwell, has entered Gaza since the aid blockade was loosened, UNICEF said on Tuesday.
—Dawoud Abu Alkas, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwell
Adjective
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But many Americans who don't meet the new criteria do still want to get vaccinated to avoid getting sick or spreading the virus to vulnerable family members.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
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Harry, who served in the British Armed Forces for 10 years, launched The Invictus Games in London in 2014 to honor active duty and veteran service members who have been wounded, injured or sick on the job.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 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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The pilot had fallen ill during a flight from Seattle to Istanbul.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Serious condition, as defined by HCMC , means the patient is acutely ill and there is a chance for improved prognosis.—
Mary Murphy,
Twin Cities,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But that’s actually a bad thing for a couple reasons.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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But worse than the poverty was the verbal and physical abuse from his father.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Unwell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwell. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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