Sick and Well

Sick

Sick adjective - Temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body.
Usage example: those coworkers who always seem to get sick immediately before or after long holiday weekends

Well is an antonym for sick in topics: unwell, morbid, fed up, not healthy.

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

Well

Well adjective - Enjoying health and vigor.
Usage example: my mother is quite well, thank you

Sick is an antonym for well in topics: healthy, ill, lucky.

Nearby Word: welled

Both words in one sentence

  • He is able to see the life auras of the people in his town, as well as differentiate sick and well people.
    Source: Layered World
  • Caretaker Reversal At the end of the episode, Finn gets sick as well, and Jake rushes to do everything for him as well...until he realises that Finn has just fallen asleep.
  • Half-Human Hybrid Even a number of minor characters like Gilda and Chrysalis have been done as well, and even one of the Diamond Dogsnote Anonymous is a sick, sick person.
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