DISEASED Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

diseased

adjective

Definition of diseased

as in unfit

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Recent Examples of diseased While dead, diseased, or broken branches can be removed at any time, heavy pruning and reshaping should be done in late winter before new growth appears. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 25 June 2026 Look for wilting, drooping, discolored, or diseased leaves regularly to keep up the plant’s appearance. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 June 2026 Those include two monoclonal antibody products, which use protective proteins that are generated as part of the body’s immune response to target diseased cells. — Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 6 June 2026 Unlike traditional treatments such as chemotherapy, which attack diseased cells directly, immunotherapies stimulate the body’s immune system to fight diseases. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for diseased

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Adjective

If venue personnel deem any person to be a threat, or otherwise unfit, in their sole discretion, he or she will not be permitted access and shall forfeit the prize.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 30 June 2026
She was deemed unfit to stand trial on medical grounds.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 June 2026

Definition of unfit

Adjective

Prosecutors, who had sought seven years and seven months in jail, said that the four women accusing him of rape, in both the proven and unproven cases, had each time been too unconscious or too incapacitated to resist him after attending parties.

— Gwladys Fouche, USA Today, 15 June 2026
The spoof comedy parodied 1970s disaster films and followed Hays' character, who must overcome his fear of flying to land a commercial jet when its crew and passengers become incapacitated by food poisoning.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026

Definition of incapacitated

Adjective

Perhaps unsurprisingly, subsequent attempts at diplomacy, led by the ailing diplomat and intellectual Benjamin Franklin, also proved ineffective.

— Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Sneed played through an ailing knee injury during his final season in Kansas City, then managed to take the field for only 12 games in two years with the Titans.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

Definition of ailing

Adjective

Pasta salad and potato salad both consist of carbohydrates tossed with dressing and vegetables that can fit into a balanced eating plan without triggering unhealthy blood sugar spikes.

— Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 6 July 2026
People at risk include individuals with heart disease, asthma, older adults, children and pregnant women, although higher air quality index values can also indicate unhealthy levels of pollution for everyone, even those outside the at-risk groups.

— Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of unhealthy

Adjective

If a sick animal did end up at a slaughterhouse, the US Department of Agriculture’s thorough meat inspection system would very likely spot it, separate it from others and deem it US Suspect.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
But when McGinley was a teen-ager, Michael became sick with AIDS and moved home to New Jersey.

— Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 4 July 2026

Definition of sick

Adjective

The Ruby Princess ship, operated by Princess Cruises, docked at Pier 27 in the morning after over 100 passengers and 20 crew members became unwell on a 20-day cruise, ABC7 reported.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
In their respective grief, mommy issues, daughter issues, and, in the case of Armand and Daniel, daddy issues, our vampires are giving each other a run for their money over who is the most beautiful, most unwell.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 29 June 2026

Definition of unwell

Adjective

Sometimes this was committed to good, such as the Marshall Plan and the Peace Corps, and sometimes to ill, as in a series of military blunders meant to quash godless Communism.

— Jim Rasenberger, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
However, a year and a half into her service, she was taken to a hospital in Philadelphia after falling ill, and the doctors discovered Robert Shurtleff was actually a woman.

— Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 4 July 2026

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