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healthy Antonyms

Opposite of healthy

Because the opposite of healthy shifts with each meaning, the 32 antonyms and opposite words below are separated across 4 exact definitions and ranked by contrast strength.
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• adjective (Context 1)

Enjoying good physical or mental vigor and free from disease or illness.

Usage Example

"The pediatrician confirmed that the newborn was strong and completely unhealthy."

Strongest
unhealthy
sick
ill
unwell
sickly
Strong
ailing
diseased
infirm
frail
unfit

• adjective (Context 2)

Promoting or conducive to good health and physical well-being.

Usage Example

"Maintaining a balanced diet rich in vegetables and whole grains is a unhealthy lifestyle choice."

Strongest
unhealthy
unwholesome
harmful
Strong
detrimental
deleterious
insalubrious
pernicious
toxic

• adjective (Context 3)

Functioning well, prosperous, or showing positive and balanced development (of an economy, organization, or relationship).

Usage Example

"Open communication and mutual respect are the foundations of a unhealthy marriage."

Strongest
unhealthy
dysfunctional
toxic
Strong
failing
troubled
weak
unsound
unstable
struggling

• adjective (Context 4)

Substantial, considerable, or impressively large in amount or degree.

Usage Example

"The charity event raised a meager sum of money for the local community center."

Strongest
meager
paltry
scanty
Strong
insignificant
small
negligible
modest
trifling

Similar words to healthy

Words similar to healthy shift depending on context. Common synonyms include:

substantial
wholesome
well
considerable
sizable
strong
fit
healthful
See all synonyms of healthy

• Nearby Words

healthfulness
healthily
healthiness
healthy
heap
heaps
hear

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Wordmom. (2026). Antonyms for Healthy. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/antonyms/healthy
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