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Synonyms
insalubrious, noisome, noxious, sickly, unhealthful, unwholesome
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Tall, thin and vampire pale, Travis admits his lifestyle is unhealthy and extreme. — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, "Daywatch: How Asian carp could survive and thrive in Lake Michigan, plans for a Peotone airport are back and other things to know to start your day," 13 Aug. 2019 Dishonesty motivated by anticipated consequences can also surround unhealthy and even perilous habits. — Candice Jalili, Time, "Why Some People Lie to Their Therapists," 25 July 2019 Car commuting, on the other hand, makes people miserable, unhealthy and violent. — Eben Weiss, Outside Online, "Why You Should Care That Fewer Kids Are Riding Bikes," 25 July 2019 Actor Ryan Reynolds wrote an editorial in 2007 calling out contest the contests for being unhealthy and ignoring world hunger. — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, "Hot dog champion Joey Chestnut blasts sportswriter for criticizing competitive eating," 4 July 2019 Euromonitor, a research firm, reckons Indonesians spend a hefty $25bn or so a year on cigarettes, including kretek, local favourites which contain cloves as well as tobacco and are especially unhealthy. — The Economist, "Indonesia seeks to curb e-cigarettes, but not the normal sort," 2 Aug. 2019 Air quality levels will be unhealthy for sensitive groups of people such as children, older adults and those with breathing difficulties, NWS said. — Robin Goist, cleveland.com, "NOACA issues air quality advisory for Northeast Ohio," 26 July 2019 The current direction of youth sports is unhealthy for kids and doesn’t serve their best interests. — Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, The Mercury News, "Editorial: Soccer, other youth sports becoming rich kids’ games," 24 July 2019 The warning indicates that the air is unhealthy for children, the elderly or people with heart or lung conditions. — Yvonne Wenger, baltimoresun.com, "Temperatures reached 100 Saturday in Baltimore. More scorching heat is on the way.," 21 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unhealthy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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