Adverse
Adverse adjective - Opposed to one's interests.
Usage example: all the adverse publicity really caused the movie star's popularity to suffer
Ill is a synonym for adverse in characteristic topic. In some cases you can use "Ill" instead an adjective "Adverse".
Ill
Ill adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.
Usage example: one of the ill effects of winter weather is the rapid spread of germs as people spend more time together indoors
Adverse is a synonym for ill in characteristic topic. You can use "Adverse" instead an adjective "Ill", if it concerns topics such as bad, hostile, unlucky, harmful.
Nearby Word: illness
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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She's hot-tempered, her uniform is ill-fitting, and she's not adverse to chewing out her male friends if she thinks they're being idiots.
Source: Lady of War
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