Laid up and Sick

Laid up

Laid up adjective - Ill and usually confined.
Usage example: laid up with a bad cold
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Synonyms for Laid up

Sick is a synonym for laid up in health topic. In some cases you can use "Sick" instead an adjective phrase "Laid up", when it comes to topics like ill, incapacitated.

Sick

Sick adjective - Affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function.

Laid up is a synonym for sick in health topic. You can use "Laid up" instead an adjective "Sick", if it concerns topics such as unwell, ill.

Nearby Words: sickly, sicken, sickening, sickness, sicked
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