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Synonyms for squeamish
ˈskwi mɪʃsquea·mish
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Princeton's WordNet
dainty, nice, overnice, prissy, squeamishadjective
excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
"too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"
Synonyms:
mincing, straitlaced, prissy, decent, dainty, puritanical, straightlaced, priggish, overnice, skillful, straight-laced, gracious, tight-laced, nice, strait-laced, niminy-piminy, courteous, prudish, victorian, prim, exquisite, twee, square-toedAntonyms:
unfastidious
Dictionary of English Synonymes
squeamish
Synonyms:
a. fastidious, dainty, difficult, scrupulous, over-nice, hard to please
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#1157 | nice | |
#6856 | victorian | |
#7256 | decent | |
#13127 | exquisite | |
#15998 | cozy | |
#20167 | gracious | |
#22904 | courteous | |
#33359 | prim | |
#34606 | skillful | |
#42465 | dainty | |
#59849 | twee | |
#87865 | squeamish | |
#92958 | prissy | |
#108246 | puritanical | |
#108620 | mincing | |
#142690 | prudish | |
#302146 | priggish |
How to use squeamish in a sentence?
I wasn’t squeamish about the medical procedures (lots of self-administered shots, etc.) and I liked the idea of helping a couple who couldn’t have children of their own start a family.
It was a crazy and wonderful day! I’m so excited to know her and especially freaked out (in the best way) to hear our voices together. Skip a minute or two into the video to hear us sing together. Genetics, man! i wasn’t squeamish about the medical procedures (lots of self-administered shots, etc.) and I liked the idea of helping a couple who couldn’t have children of their own start a family.
Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.
Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they are a little course, and you may get your coat soiled or torn What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twice. Up again, you shall never be so afraid of a tumble.
Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they are a little course, and you may get your coat soiled or torn? What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twice. Up again, you shall never be so afraid of a tumble.
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