unwholesome
Bad for you
Unwholesome describes what is harmful to physical, mental, or moral health.
Unwholesome food is unhealthy or spoiled.
An unwholesome influence corrupts or degrades.
The word often carries moral judgment—unwholesome desires, unwholesome entertainment.
Someone with an unwholesome appearance looks sickly or vaguely disturbing: There was something unwholesome about the way he watched the children.
Contaminated, made impure
- adulteratedDiluted with inferior substances
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
- defiledMade foul or impure
- pollutedMade impure by contaminants
spoiled · corrupted · debased · profaned · desecrated · vitiated · sullied · degraded
Capable of causing death
- noxiousHarmful, especially when inhaled
- harmfulCausing damage or injury
- deleteriousCausing harm or damage
- detrimentalCausing harm or damage
pernicious · baneful · malignant · destructive · damaging · injurious · corrosive · corrupting
Rundown and disreputable
- sordidMorally foul or base
- sleazyDisreputably low-quality
- disreputableHaving poor standing
- squalidExtremely dirty and neglected
shabby · grimy · dingy · filthy · degraded · degenerate · base · low
Corrupt payment for influence
- graftIllicit political gain
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
- cronyismFavoring friends in appointments
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
embezzlement · extortion · malfeasance · venality · underhanded · dishonesty · deceit · scandal
Disturbing, death-obsessed
- ghoulishFascinated by death grotesquely
- gruesomeCausing horror and disgust
- deathlyResembling the grave
- sepulchralRelating to burial chambers
funereal · cadaverous · eerie · sinister · creepy · haunting · gothic · dark
Subjected to operations
fast-food · overindulgent · gluttonous · immoderate · excessive · intemperate · sedentary · unbalanced
tainted
Contaminated, made impure
- adulteratedDiluted with inferior substances
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
- defiledMade foul or impure
polluted · spoiled · corrupted · debased · profaned · desecrated · vitiated · sullied · degraded · perverted
poisonous
Capable of causing death
- noxiousHarmful, especially when inhaled
- harmfulCausing damage or injury
- deleteriousCausing harm or damage
detrimental · pernicious · baneful · malignant · destructive · damaging · injurious · corrosive · corrupting · negative
seedy
Rundown and disreputable
- sordidMorally foul or base
- sleazyDisreputably low-quality
- disreputableHaving poor standing
squalid · shabby · grimy · dingy · filthy · degraded · degenerate · base · low · vile
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
kickback · embezzlement · extortion · malfeasance · venality · underhanded · dishonesty · deceit · scandal · racketeering
macabre
Disturbing, death-obsessed
- ghoulishFascinated by death grotesquely
- gruesomeCausing horror and disgust
- deathlyResembling the grave
sepulchral · funereal · cadaverous · eerie · sinister · creepy · haunting · gothic · dark · grim
processed
Subjected to operations
fried · fast-food · overindulgent · gluttonous · immoderate · excessive · intemperate · sedentary · unbalanced · nutritionless
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Conducive to well-being
healthy · healthful · nutritious · nourishing · salubrious