Synonyms for sick
sɪk

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1. sick(adj)

   people who are sick

   "they devote their lives to caring for the sick"

   Antonyms:
   unaffected, pleased, strong, well, unmoved(p), untouched, unalarming, sane

2. ill, sick(adj)

   affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

   "ill from the monotony of his suffering"

   Synonyms:
   grim, sickish, pale, inauspicious, mad, unhinged, sick(p), disturbed, grisly, wan, fed up(p), gruesome, nauseous, macabre, brainsick, ill, sick of(p), ghastly, demented, queasy, ominous, crazy, tired of(p), unbalanced, disgusted, nauseated, pallid

   Antonyms:
   unalarming, pleased, unaffected, strong, sane, well, untouched, unmoved(p)

3. nauseated, nauseous, queasy, sick, sickish(adj)

   feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit

   Synonyms:
   noisome, nauseous, wan, disgusted, pale, sick(p), sick of(p), offensive, anxious, vile, unbalanced, unhinged, sickening, disturbed, brainsick, gruesome, unquiet, loathsome, macabre, grim, sickish, nauseated, nervous, fed up(p), mad, demented, crazy, nauseating, ghastly, ill, uneasy, queasy, grisly, pallid, tired of(p)

   Antonyms:
   unmoved(p), strong, unaffected, sane, pleased, untouched, well, unalarming

4. brainsick, crazy, demented, disturbed, mad, sick, unbalanced, unhinged(adj)

   affected with madness or insanity

   "a man who had gone mad"

   Synonyms:
   harebrained, insane, nauseous, wan, disgusted, gaga, sore, imbalanced, macabre, brainsick, pallid, sick of(p), grisly, disquieted, half-baked, maladjusted, unbalanced, unhinged, disturbed, softheaded, gruesome, dotty, unrestrained, grim, sickish, worried, excited, nauseated, sick(p), fed up(p), mad, wild, pale, upset, delirious, demented, screwball, crazy, ghastly, huffy, ill, queasy, distressed, frantic, tired of(p)

   Antonyms:
   well, strong, unmoved(p), unalarming, pleased, untouched, sane, unaffected

5. disgusted, fed up(p), sick(p), sick of(p), tired of(p)(adj)

   having a strong distaste from surfeit

   "grew more and more disgusted"; "fed up with their complaints"; "sick of it all"; "sick to death of flattery"; "gossip that makes one sick"; "tired of the noise and smoke"

   Antonyms:
   strong, unaffected, sane, untouched, unalarming, unmoved(p), pleased, well

6. pale, pallid, wan, sick(adj)

   (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

   "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn"

   Synonyms:
   queasy, sickish, pale, mad, unhinged, sick(p), ghastly, grisly, wan, fed up(p), gruesome, nauseous, macabre, brainsick, ill, sick of(p), demented, crazy, grim, disturbed, tired of(p), unbalanced, disgusted, nauseated, pallid

   Antonyms:
   pleased, strong, untouched, sane, unaffected, unalarming, well, unmoved(p)

7. sick(adj)

   deeply affected by a strong feeling

   "sat completely still, sick with envy"; "she was sick with longing"

   Synonyms:
   queasy, sickish, pale, mad, unhinged, sick(p), ghastly, grisly, wan, fed up(p), gruesome, nauseous, macabre, brainsick, ill, sick of(p), demented, crazy, grim, disturbed, tired of(p), unbalanced, disgusted, nauseated, pallid

   Antonyms:
   unalarming, unaffected, untouched, well, strong, unmoved(p), pleased, sane

8. ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome, macabre, sick(verb)

   shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

   "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"

   Synonyms:
   down(p), dispirited, downcast, nauseous, wan, disgusted, pale, forbidding, dismal, dark, charnel, demented, disconsolate, sepulchral, black, gloomy, low, unbalanced, pallid, unrelenting, down in the mouth, stern, blue, disturbed, brainsick, unappeasable, gruesome, macabre, downhearted, grim, sickish, ill, nauseated, mordant, sick(p), unhinged, dour, fed up(p), mad, low-spirited, relentless, unforgiving, sorry, crazy, drab, ghastly, depressed, dingy, inexorable, dreary, queasy, drear, grisly, sick of(p), tired of(p)

   Antonyms:
   unalarming, unaffected, sane, untouched, well, strong, unmoved(p), pleased

9. vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up(verb)

   eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

   "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"

   Synonyms:
   vomit, eruct, vagabond, gag, throw off, scour, range, frame, ramble, ptyalise, put, cat, claxon, ditch, honk, spill, barf, wander, hurtle, stray, rove, swan, roll, cronk, spew out, chuck, toot, puke, throw, cast, ptyalize, redact, spue, beep, be sick, purge, spit, regorge, blare, purify, vomit up, mould, mold, cast off, shake off, upchuck, disgorge, toss, throw away, heave, tramp, sanctify, contrive, drop, draw, flush, spew, hurl, regurgitate, throw up, drift, reproduce, couch, project, retch, pat, roam, shed

   Antonyms:
   strong, pleased, sane, untouched, unaffected, unalarming, well, unmoved(p)

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. sick

   Synonyms:
   delicate, diseased, emaciated, exhausted, failing, fainting, fragile, frail, ill, unhealthy, unsound, wasted, weak, worn, worn down, worn out

   Antonyms:
   hale, healthful, healthy, hearty, hygienic, salubrious, salutary, sanitary, sound, strong, vigorous, well, wholesome

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. sick

   Synonyms:
   diseased, ill, disordered, distempered, indisposed, weak, riling, feeble, morbid, nauseated, disgusted, corrupt, impaired, valetudinarian

   Antonyms:
   whole, well, healthy, sound, robust, strong, well-conditioned, salubrious

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. sick(a.)

   Synonyms:
   ill, indisposed, ailing, unwell, not well, laid up, out of sorts

2. sick(a.)

   Synonyms:
   nauseated, affected with nausea, sick at the stomach

3. sick(a.)

   Synonyms:
   disgusted, tired, weary

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. sick(a)

   Synonyms:
   ill, unwell, ailing, indisposed, diseased, morbid, nauseated, queasy, squeamish, qualmish, disgusted, surfeited, weary, palled, satiated

2. sick(v)

   Synonyms:
   sick on, incite, urge

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1. List of paraphrases for "sick":

   ill, diseased, disease, sickness, illness, patient, iil, insane, unwell, crazy, ailing, malate, tired, illand, psycho, maniac, nauseous, sicko, carsick, infirm, sickly, unhealthy, patients, sicker, disgusting

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How to use sick in a sentence?

1. Lyndon B. Johnson:

   A man can take a little bourbon without getting drunk, but if you hold his mouth open and pour in a quart, he's going to get sick on it.

2. Jon Stewart:

   I'm pretty sure what's going to happen five years from now, more of these men and women are going to get sick and they are going to die and I am awfully tired of hearing that it's a 9/11 New York issue, al-Qaeda didn't shout death to Tribeca.

3. Michele Allen:

   I used to take sick dogs and say, 'Well I can handle this -- I used to be a nurse.' Now I think I was a nurse and that was my preparation for this.

4. Patrick Ta:

   When you’re choosing to do a pink shadow, you should choose a vibrant pink that actually shows, when you choose something too subtle, it can make your eyes look a little sick.

5. Ajit Pai:

   Allowing call blocking by default could be a big benefit for consumers who are sick and tired of robocalls, by making it clear that such call blocking is allowed, the FCC will give voice service providers the legal certainty they need to block unwanted calls from the outset so that consumers never have to get them.

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