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ill
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- pronunciation:
- Il
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, adverb
- phrases:
- house of ill repute, ill at ease, ill repute
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
worse, worst |
| definition 1: |
not in normal health; unwell; sick.
He's been ill with a virus all week.
- synonyms:
- ailing, sick, unhealthy, unwell
- antonyms:
- better, healthy, well
- similar words:
- bad, bedridden, down, indisposed, infirm, suffering
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| definition 2: |
causing harm or disadvantage; detrimental; bad.
She felt the ill effects of getting too little sleep.After the scandal, the night club fell into ill repute.- synonyms:
- bad, harmful
- antonyms:
- beneficial, favorable, good, positive
- similar words:
- deleterious, detrimental, hurtful, injurious, nefarious, negative, offensive, sinister, unfavorable
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| definition 3: |
unsound or faulty; inferior.
ill healthill manners- synonyms:
- deficient, faulty, inadequate, insufficient, unacceptable, unsound
- antonyms:
- good
- similar words:
- inferior, lacking, unsatisfactory
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| definition 4: |
bringing adversity; unfavorable.
He suffered a great deal of ill fortune.It's an ill wind that brings no good.- synonyms:
- adverse, difficult, foul, inauspicious, ominous, sinister, unfavorable, unfortunate, unlucky
- antonyms:
- favorable
- similar words:
- evil, harmful, inimical, injurious, pernicious, sinister, threatening, unfriendly
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| definition 5: |
hostile; unkind.
ill feelingill willill remarks- synonyms:
- angry, antagonistic, cross, hateful, hostile, inimical, unkind
- antonyms:
- friendly, warm
- similar words:
- unfavorable, unfriendly
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| related words: |
contrary, off-color, unlucky |
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| phrase: |
ill at ease |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
evil or harm; trouble.
A bad law leads to many ills.I don't wish them ill.- synonyms:
- evil, harm, misery, misfortune, pain, woe
- similar words:
- affliction, grief, hurt, mischief, problem, sorrow, suffering, trouble
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| definition 2: |
an affliction or disease; ailment.
the ills of old age- synonyms:
- affliction, ailment, disease, illness, infirmity, sickness, trouble
- similar words:
- disorder, malady
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| related words: |
evil, harm |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| definition 1: |
in a hostile or evil manner; unkindly.
He spoke ill of everyone.ill-treated- synonyms:
- adversely, badly, harshly, unfavorably, unkindly
- antonyms:
- favorably, kindly, well
- similar words:
- evilly, negatively
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| definition 2: |
faultily or inappropriately; badly.
ill-preparedill-timed- antonyms:
- well
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| definition 3: |
only with difficulty; barely.
They can ill afford to purchase that business.He can ill manage such a concern.- synonyms:
- barely, hardly, scarcely
- antonyms:
- easily, well
- similar words:
- noway, nowise
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| definition 4: |
with bad luck; unfortunately.
ill-fatedill-starred |
| phrase: |
house of ill repute, ill repute |
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