indisposed
Not feeling well
Indisposed means slightly unwell or unwilling.
Someone who is indisposed may be mildly ill: She's indisposed and won't be joining us for dinner.
The word often serves as a polite or evasive way to explain absence—the indisposition might be genuine illness, or it might be reluctance dressed up in formal language.
To be indisposed toward something is to be disinclined: He was indisposed to help.
Elevated body temperature
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- malaiseDiffuse, sourceless discomfort
- symptomsIndicators of disease
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
headache · queasy · nauseated · under the weather · bedridden · convalescent · ailing · unwell
Unwilling to act
- averseOpposed or unwilling
- disinclinedAverse to acting
- hesitantSlow to act
- loathStrongly reluctant
unenthusiastic · resistant · uncooperative · reticent · opposed · not inclined · uneager · unamenable
Currently in use
- engagedPledged to marry
- busyActively occupied with tasks
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
- absentNot in attendance
away · tied-up · booked · committed · otherwise engaged · unreachable · out · detained
fever
Elevated body temperature
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- malaiseDiffuse, sourceless discomfort
- symptomsIndicators of disease
fatigue · headache · queasy · nauseated · under the weather · bedridden · convalescent · ailing · unwell · sickly
reluctant
Unwilling to act
- averseOpposed or unwilling
- disinclinedAverse to acting
- hesitantSlow to act
loath · unenthusiastic · resistant · uncooperative · reticent · opposed · not inclined · uneager · unamenable · antipathetic
occupied
Currently in use
- engagedPledged to marry
- busyActively occupied with tasks
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
absent · away · tied-up · booked · committed · otherwise engaged · unreachable · out · detained · called away
indisposedwell
Dug water source
healthy · fit · hale · sound · hale and hearty
indisposedavailable
Ready to be used
free · at liberty · on hand · accessible · unoccupied