Meanings
comparative more unhealthful · superlative most unhealthful
- Not promoting health; detrimental to health.
An unhealthful diet and lack of exercise are common causes for heart disease.
Synonyms: insalubrious
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNot promoting health; detrimental to health.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivenot sanitary or healthful
adjectivedetrimental to good health
adjectivedetrimental to health
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishhealthful
- Englishunhealthful
Translations
German gesundheitsschädlich, ungesund
- gesundheitsschädlichnot healthy
- ungesundnot healthy
- unzuträglichnot healthy
Hungarian egészségtelen
- egészségtelennot healthy
Polish niezdrowy, niezdrowotny
- niezdrowynot healthy
- niezdrowotnynot healthy
Cite this entry
unhealthful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhealthful
“unhealthful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhealthful. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unhealthful,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhealthful.
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