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Not having or showing good health

Harmful, or not conducive, to health

Causing, or likely to cause, harm or injury

(of a person's attitude or behaviour) Not normal, sensible or well-balanced

Full of danger or risk

(colloquial) Physically weak

Morbid or gruesome in nature or appearance

Having a pale and unhealthy complexion

Deviating from what is normal or usual, typically in a way that is undesirable or worrying

Having or encouraging an excessive interest in lustful matters

(in non-technical use) Abnormally sensitive, obsessive, or anxious

In a state of disrepair

Well-known for something bad

Imperfect or faulty

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Adjective

Not having or showing good health

in poor condition

out of condition

under the weather

not in good shape

green about the gills

not up to snuff

on the sick list

hospitalized^US

under medication

hospitalised^UK

at death's door

out of commission

the worse for wear

like death warmed up

in bad condition

slightly unwell

not a hundred percent

not feeling well

hypochondriacal

sick as a parrot

confined to bed

chronically ill

running temperature

feeling terrible

on your last legs

with sunken cheeks

not up to the mark

not feeling up to snuff

lacking fitness

out on one's feet

worn to a frazzle

weak at the knees

with rubbery legs

all of a quiver

all of a tremble

puffing and blowing

running on empty

gasping for breath

extremely tired

in declining health

lacking in energy

physically challenged

long in the tooth

no spring chicken

with legs like jelly

asleep on one's feet

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“My feet were calloused, and I was altogether feeling rather unhealthy.”

Adjective

Harmful, or not conducive, to health

environmentally unfriendly

strong-smelling

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“Disease is the result of an unhealthy lifestyle and diet that undermines the body's natural self-regulating mechanisms.”

Adjective

Causing, or likely to cause, harm or injury

disadvantageous

unfavourable^UK

counterproductive

environmentally unfriendly

life-threatening

jeopardizing^US

jeopardising^UK

evil-intentioned

uncomplimentary

ill-intentioned

accidentally on purpose

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“Such a condition is unhealthy for these industries and ultimately unhealthy for the public.”

Adjective

(of a person's attitude or behaviour) Not normal, sensible or well-balanced

lacking restraint

in the fast lane

pleasure-seeking

gone to the dogs

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“And besides, having such an unhealthy attitude does one no good at all.”

Adjective

Full of danger or risk

jeopardising^UK

jeopardizing^US

fraught with danger

hanging by a thread

playing with fire

on a slippery slope

hanging in the balance

on slippery ground

life-threatening

on collision course

Russian roulette

unfavourable^UK

hanging by thread

open to question

full of upheavals

potentially violent

full of hardship

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“This poem may be treated as a page of the poet's diary, that records the symptoms of the poet's unhealthy habit of occasionally overdosing on opium.”

Adjective

(colloquial) Physically weak

rendered feeble

in declining health

out of condition

under the weather

on the sick list

not in good shape

green about the gills

hospitalized^US

under medication

hospitalised^UK

not up to snuff

like death warmed up

in poor condition

at death's door

the worse for wear

not feeling well

hypochondriacal

chronically ill

lacking feeling

physically challenged

running temperature

feeling terrible

easily threatened

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Adjective

Morbid or gruesome in nature or appearance

phantasmagorical

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Adjective

Having a pale and unhealthy complexion

unhealthy-looking

jaundiced-looking

like death warmed up

under the weather

white as a ghost

white as a sheet

as white as a ghost

as white as a sheet

green about the gills

light-coloured^UK

light-colored^US

looking as if one has seen a ghost

light-complexioned

anaemic-looking

drained of color

peaches and cream

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Adjective

Deviating from what is normal or usual, typically in a way that is undesirable or worrying

unrepresentative

uncharacteristic

out of the ordinary

out of the common

out in left field

incomprehensible

few and far between

thin on the ground

individualistic

off the beaten track

out of this world

weird and wonderful

ground-breaking

personalized^US

unrecognized^US

unrecognised^UK

like nothing on earth

personalised^UK

out of character

beyond your ken

off beaten path

never to be forgotten

off the beaten path

beyond all reason

out of all reason

without parallel

from left field

in a league of its own

hard to swallow

phantasmagorical

beyond comprehension

beyond understanding

breaking new ground

not tightly wrapped

very unconventional

foreign-looking

inconsequential

non compos mentis

scarcely credible

difficult to believe

beyond the bounds of possibility

head in the clouds

out of touch with reality

phantasmagorial

phantasmagorian

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Adjective

Having or encouraging an excessive interest in lustful matters

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

in the fast lane

sexually explicit

sexually arousing

sexually stimulating

sexually aroused

toey as a Roman sandal

hot and bothered

sexually exciting

pleasure-seeking

lacking restraint

gone to the dogs

no better than one should be

of bad reputation

physically gratifying

in the doghouse

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Adjective

(in non-technical use) Abnormally sensitive, obsessive, or anxious

bundle of nerves

on pins and needles

feeling anxious

beside yourself

in a cold sweat

like a cat on a hot tin roof

on a short fuse

prima donna-ish

like a cat on hot bricks

on the defensive

in a state of agitation

in a state of nerves

bricking oneself

all of a lather

all of a dither

all of a doodah

having butterflies in the stomach

having cold feet

having a funny feeling

having stage fright

emotionally confused

hot-and-bothered

throwing a wobbly

out of your mind

hot under collar

at the end of your tether

driven to distraction

out of one's wits

easily frightened

easily agitated

hot and bothered

a bundle of nerves

hot under the collar

discountenanced

discombobulated

waiting for the axe to fall

waiting with bated breath

with your heart in your mouth

fast and furious

terror-stricken

horror-stricken

scared to death

like a fish out of water

out of one's mind

with one's stomach in knots

shaking in one's shoes

scared out of your wits

frightened out of your wits

all of a flutter

anxiously waiting

nervously awaiting

fearfully anticipating

apprehensively expecting

not knowing what to do with oneself

out of one's wit

with bated breath

sweating bullets

like one possessed

emotionally charged

tearing one's hair out

on the qui vive

emotionally defeated

apprehensive about

shaking like a leaf

at sixes and sevens

frightened to death

infatuated with

enamoured of^US

very enthusiastic

in seventh heaven

like Piccadilly Circus

hell broke loose

wild with excitement

in a frenzy of delight

in transports of delight

jumping for joy

like a chicken with its head cut off

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Adjective

In a state of disrepair

Adjective

Inedible

Adjective

Well-known for something bad

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

beyond the pale

beyond contempt

beneath contempt

of bad reputation

good-for-nothing

in the doghouse

unconscientious

highly improper

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Adjective

Imperfect or faulty

non-functioning

not functioning

out of commission

not in working order

on its last legs

in need of repair

in a state of disrepair

given up the ghost

stopped working

non-operational

not in operation

unavailable for use

in poor condition

gone to rack and ruin

falling to pieces

badly maintained

poorly maintained

socially impaired

down for the count

dead and buried

gone to the wall

dead in the water

out of circulation

out of business

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