Synonyms of sickness

15 similar words

Another word for sickness is disease. Other synonyms of sickness are illness, ailment and trouble.

Synonyms and similar words for sickness

diseaseAn abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar...
disorder
ailmentSomething which ails one; a disease; sickness.
malady
infirmity
affliction
coathSickness; disease; pestilence.
complaint
egritudePhysical sickness.
ill healthA state of illness, or bad health.
illnessAn instance (episode) of a disease or poor health.
indisposition
troubleHealth problems, ailment, generally of some particular part of the body.
morbusA disease.
rot

noun The quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness; an illness.
noun Nausea; qualmishness; as, sickness of stomach.
noun The analogical misuse of a rarer or marked grammatical case in the place of a more common or unmarked case.

What is another word for sickness?: Sickness has 15 synonyms on Word.ws, such as disease, illness, ailment and trouble.
What does sickness mean?: Sickness means the quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness; an illness.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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