Antonyms for unhealthy

Grammar : Adj

Spell : uhn-hel-thee

Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈhɛl θi

Definition of unhealthy

Origin : 1590s, "injurious to health," from un- (1) "not" + healthy. Earlier unhealthsome (1540s), unhealthful (1570s). Of persons, "sickly," it is attested from 1610s. Related: Unhealthily.

adj sick
adj very bad in effect on well-being

Example sentences :

And I said that it seemed an unhealthy thing to dump all our refuse so close to the city.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

Lorilleux, annoyed at not having any fat himself, said that it was soft and unhealthy.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

And your English lakes—Vindermere, Grasmere they, then, unhealthy?
Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster

To her mind there was something feverish and unhealthy in its vivid beauty.
Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair

He also saw the unhealthy lines in his cheeks and round his mouth.
Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum

I was just making conversation, to get his mind out of its unhealthy channel.
Extract from : « The Terror from the Depths » by Sewell Peaslee Wright

She had gone off—with that unhealthy, fat ass of a journalist.
Extract from : « Tales of Unrest » by Joseph Conrad

He was disturbed to find himself in such an unhealthy state of mind.
Extract from : « Tales of Unrest » by Joseph Conrad

So for the last two days he has been away camping in that unhealthy place.
Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad

"It is not unhealthy—not at the present moment," said Venor.
Extract from : « Cubs of the Wolf » by Raymond F. Jones

Synonyms for unhealthy

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