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Synonyms & Antonyms for ailment
Synonyms
affection, ail, bug, complaint, complication, condition, disease, disorder, distemper, distemperature, fever, ill, illness, infirmity, malady, sickness, trouble
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The musician was said to be dealing with serious ailments, including a fractured hip. — Los Angeles Times, "Column: Angels employee’s alleged involvement in Tyler Skaggs’ death is one of many questions," 30 Aug. 2019 Campbell played his entire career with physical ailments aggravated by some band-aid surgeries. — The Si Staff, SI.com, "100 Figures Who Shaped the NFL’s First Century," 28 Aug. 2019 And both DeForest Buckner and Arik Armstead have missed several practices this summer with minor ailments. — Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, "Continuity concerns? 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh has a few," 13 Aug. 2019 According to Los Angeles Blade, Project Angel Food has since expanded to help people with differing ailments, and has given away more than 11 million meals. — Amanda Mitchell, Marie Claire, "Who Is Marianne Williamson, 2020 Presidential Candidate and Also Oprah's Spiritual Advisor?," 8 Feb. 2019 According to the proposal, the first $20 million in tax revenues in the first two years of recreational marijuana sales goes to research on the benefits of marijuana to treat ailments such as post-traumatic stress disorder. — Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press, "Marijuana tax revenues may not be the long-term answer to Michigan budget woes," 19 Aug. 2019 Doctors have also observed this acceleration of cancer in humans with tissue-disturbing ailments such as inflammatory bowel disease. — Robert Gatenby, Scientific American, "Darwin’s Ideas on Evolution Drive a Radical New Approach to Cancer Drug Use," 3 Aug. 2019 The first goal is to use the technology to help people overcome such ailments as blindness and paralysis. — The Economist, "Elon Musk wants to link brains directly to machines," 18 July 2019 Insys employees posed as medical providers and obtained pre-authorization for reimbursements by claiming ailments such as dental and back pain were attributable to cancer. — Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, "Sales rep for opioid maker avoids prison in kickback case," 24 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ailment.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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