| Main Entry: | indisposed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not well |
Synonyms: |
ailing, below par, confined, down, down with, feeling rotten, got a bug, ill, infirm, laid up, on sick list, out of action, poorly, sick, sickly, under the weather, unwell |
Antonyms: |
healthy, well |
| Main Entry: | indisposed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unwilling |
Synonyms: |
afraid, antagonistic, antipathetic, averse, backward, disinclined, hesitant, hostile, inimical, loath, reluctant, uncaring, uneager, uninclined |
Antonyms: |
bent, disposed, inclined, tending, willing |
| Main Entry: | afraid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reluctant, regretful |
Synonyms: |
averse, backward, disinclined, hesitant, indisposed, loath, reluctant, sorry, uneager, unhappy, unwilling |
Antonyms: |
confident, eager, happy, undismayed, venturesome |
| Main Entry: | ailing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not feeling well |
Synonyms: |
below par, debilitated, diseased, down, down with, enfeebled, feeble, feeling awful, ill, indisposed, rocky, run down, sick, sick as a dog, sickly, under the weather, unwell, wasting, weak |
Antonyms: |
healthy |
| Main Entry: | averse |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | opposing |
Synonyms: |
afraid, allergic, antagonistic, antipathetic, contrary, disinclined, disliking, having no use for, hesitant, hostile, ill-disposed, indisposed, inimical, loath, nasty, perverse, reluctant, uneager, unfavorable, unfriendly, unwilling |
| Notes: | aversion is something that originates from within, whereas adversity is something that originates from without; adverse is usually applied to situations while averse is used to describe a person's attitude averse means reluctant or disinclined; adverse means hostile and antagonistic |
Antonyms: |
caring, liking, loving, sympathetic |
| Main Entry: | backward |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bashful |
Synonyms: |
afraid, averse, demure, diffident, disinclined, hesitant, hesitating, humble, indisposed, late, loath, modest, reluctant, reserved, retiring, shy, sluggish, tardy, timid, uneager, unwilling, wavering |
Antonyms: |
aggressive, forward, precocious, unshy |
| Main Entry: | balky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncooperative |
Synonyms: |
averse, contrary, hesitant, immovable, indisposed, inflexible, intractable, loath, negative, negativistic, obstinate, ornery, perverse, reluctant, stubborn, unbending, unmanageable, unpredictable, unruly |
Antonyms: |
cooperative |
| Main Entry: | confined |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | limited, enclosed |
Synonyms: |
bedfast, bedridden, bottled up, bound, chilled, circumscribed, compassed, cooped up, cramp, cramped, detained, flattened out, grounded, hampered, held, hog-tied, iced, immured, imprisoned, in chains, in jail, incarcerated, incommodious, indisposed, invalided, jailed, laid up, locked up, on ice, pent, restrained, restricted, sealed up, shut in, sick |
Antonyms: |
free, liberated, unlimited |
| Main Entry: | contract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch disease |
Synonyms: |
acquire, afflict, be afflicted with, be ill with, become infected with, bring on, cause, come down with, decline, derange, develop, disorder, fall, fall victim to, get, go down with, incur, indispose, induce, obtain, sicken, sink, succumb to, take, take one's death, upset, weaken |
Antonyms: |
give |
| Main Entry: | discourage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deter, dissuade; restrain |
Synonyms: |
check, chill, control, curb, deprecate, disadvise, discountenance, disfavor, disincline, divert, frighten, hinder, hold back, hold off, impede, indispose, inhibit, interfere, keep back, obstruct, prevent, put off, quiet, repress, scare, shake, talk out of, throw cold water on, turn aside, turn off, warn, withhold |
Antonyms: |
encourage, inspire, spur on |