illness
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Synonyms & Antonyms for illness
Synonyms
affection, ail, ailment, bug, complaint, complication, condition, disease, disorder, distemper, distemperature, fever, ill, infirmity, malady, sickness, trouble
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Riley McCusker, a world championship team member last fall, withdrew halfway through on Sunday due to an illness. — Author: Will Graves, Anchorage Daily News, "6 pack; Biles soars to 6th US gymnastics title," 12 Aug. 2019 Riley McCusker, a world championship team member last fall, withdrew halfway through on Sunday due to an illness. — Will Graves, BostonGlobe.com, "Simone Biles shows how it’s done with sixth US title," 12 Aug. 2019 Riley McCusker, a world championship team member last fall, withdrew halfway through on Sunday due to an illness. — Will Graves, The Denver Post, "Simone Biles does a triple-double en route to 6th U.S. gymnastics title," 11 Aug. 2019 Running back Travis Dye, who missed Wednesday’s practice due to illness, returned. — oregonlive.com, "Oregon fall camp Day 6 practice observations: Starting CB, backup DL, freshmen DB, WR limited, RB returns," 8 Aug. 2019 Howard transfer safety Bryan Cook did not practice due to an illness. — Fletcher Page, Cincinnati.com, "Luke Fickell ready to see Darrian Beavers, Kyriq McDonald 'enhance and help' UC football," 2 Aug. 2019 His return to full speed on Saturday was an important addition for the Lions’ attack, which was lacking Chris Mueller due to an illness that kept the forward home in Orlando. — Julia Poe, Pro Soccer USA, "Dom Dwyer’s return offers bright spot for Orlando City during 4-1 loss to New England," 30 July 2019 Australian Ariarne Titmus handed Katie Ledecky a surprising 400-meter defeat before the American phenom withdrew from the 200-meter and 1,500-meter freestyles due to illness. — Julius Long And And Jill Martin, CNN, "A French cyclist may win Tour de France and more to watch in sports this weekend," 26 July 2019 Along those lines, studies consistently show that high-income workers — the ones who would be best equipped to cope with the financial cost of losing work time to illness — tend to receive paid sick time from their bosses. — Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com, "San Antonio’s paid sick leave debate driven by lack of trust," 26 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'illness.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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