Synonyms of sickened

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adjective

1

as in sick

temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body

the sickened passengers were rushed to the emergency room for treatment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sick
• bad
• poorly
• ill
• down
• dizzy
• unwell
• unhealthy
• weak
• peaked
• indisposed
• ailing
• shaky
• troubled
• unsound
• out of sorts
• under the weather
• peaky
• punk
• symptomatic
• nauseated
• disabled
• nauseous
• sickish
• queasy
• run-down
• diseased
• squeamish
• fragile
• afflicted
• feeble
• seasick
• woozy
• seedy
• sickly
• debilitated
• feverish
• disordered
• lousy
• infirm
• incapacitated
• achy
• decrepit
• frail
• cruddy
• weakly
• airsick
• invalid
• hypochondriacal
• qualmish
• carsick
• light-headed
• hypochondriac

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whole
• healthy
• well
• sound
• healthful
• wholesome
• cured
• conditioned
• hale
• better
• fit
• able-bodied
• improved
• recovering
• strong
• hardy
• lusty
• tough
• well-conditioned
• hearty
• robust
• mending
• rugged
• rehabilitated
• thriving
• stalwart
• convalescing
• flourishing
• recuperating
• flush
• blooming
• bouncing
• chipper

2

as in shocked

filled with disgust

many audience members, sickened by the movie's graphic violence, walked out of the theater before the end

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shocked
• sick
• disgusted
• angered
• revolted
• outraged
• angry
• nauseated
• repulsed
• infuriated
• enraged
• repelled
• upset
• weary
• indignant
• fed up
• displeased
• incensed
• irate
• apoplectic
• livid
• riled
• fuming
• furious
• mad
• worked up
• wrought (up)
• sore
• roiled
• steaming
• rankled
• ticked
• cheesed off
• shirty
• horn-mad
• teed off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delighted
• satisfied
• thankful
• gratified
• pleased
• charmed
• fascinated
• thrilled
• enthralled
• tickled
• enchanted
• spellbound
• entranced
• bewitched
• mesmerized
• captivated
• beguiled

sickened

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verb

past tense of sicken

as in disgusted

to cause to feel disgust

sickened by the awful sight of the polluted river

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disgusted
• repulsed
• appalled
• horrified
• nauseated
• revolted
• shocked
• repelled
• outraged
• grossed out
• displeased
• distressed
• put off
• insulted
• offended
• turned off
• disquieted
• turned one's stomach
• affronted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attracted
• fascinated
• pulled
• tempted
• seduced
• captivated
• charmed
• drew
• lured
• enchanted
• pleased
• bewitched
• delighted
• enticed
• disarmed
• gratified
• beguiled
• rejoiced
• tickled
• interested
• enthralled
• entranced
• allured
• intrigued
• appealed (to)
• enraptured

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sickened

Adjective

The sickened babies were in California, Washington and Pennsylvania, according to the FDA notice. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 June 2026

The woman is now being treated with an artificial lung, a doctor at the Paris hospital caring for the sickened passenger said Tuesday, according to the Associated Press and France 24. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 13 May 2026

Verb

Since May, cyclospora infections linked to Taylor Farms lettuce have sickened thousands nationwide. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

They will be sickened and embarrassed to have a parent be so callous and vindictive. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

The nation became both fascinated and sickened with the case during the nine-month trial that ensued, which resulted in Manson being sentenced to death in 1971 for conspiracy to commit the grisly murders. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026

Key Background This is the second voluntary recall Taylor Farms has conducted in recent weeks, after lettuce from the produce company was linked to the cyclospora outbreak that has sickened tens of thousands of people across the country. — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Salmonella linked to jalapeños has sickened 345 people in 27 states, including North Carolina, according to the CDC. — Eva Flowe august 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026

So far, this outbreak’s official numbers are 345 people sickened across 27 states with 36 hospitalizations. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026

Federal officials on Saturday issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states. — Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

Michigan health officials say new cases of cyclosporiasis are declining in the state hit hardest by an outbreak that has sickened more than 12,000 people and left two dead in the state since June. — Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2026