AIRSICK Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

airsick

adjective

Definition of airsick

as in seasick

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Recent Examples of airsick If perfected, the same principle could help passengers who get carsick, seasick, or airsick. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025

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Adjective

Steadman was feeling seasick, so Thompson gave him a pill that turned out to be psilocybin, the psychedelic drug.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 11 May 2026
That can be especially troublesome for travelers prone to getting seasick.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026

Definition of seasick

Adjective

There are snippets from Moby-Dick and The Sound of Music, a nauseous memory of the Stanley Steemer man who used to soak David’s carpets with a toxic cleaning agent that squelched around his bare feet (‘Suck, suck, suck’).

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Several other instances of illness linked to the MBG program have cropped up, including a group of 15 elementary schoolers and a school principal who became nauseous and dizzy after a meal in the Aceh province’s Bener Meriah regency, per the AP.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of nauseous

Adjective

During drives to prenatal appointments, Lola would suddenly get carsick — something that had never happened before.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
To reach the house, visitors drive up the dark, narrow mountain road hemmed in on both sides by foliage, before arriving, slightly carsick, slightly confused, at the low-slung residence with a modest roofline.

— Kristina Linnea Garcia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024

Definition of carsick

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In addition to being queasy about private business attempting to alter the climate, some are also concerned about the impacts on global climate and weather, as well as human health.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
But Wild Horse Nine has been built around the queasy charisma of the great John Malkovich, who has made a career out of blending fragility and menace, even in his smallest parts.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of queasy

Adjective

Several other instances of illness linked to the MBG program have cropped up, including a group of 15 elementary schoolers and a school principal who became nauseous and dizzy after a meal in the Aceh province’s Bener Meriah regency, per the AP.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026
Most patients feel dizzy, nauseated and weak within 30 to 60 minutes.

— Prayan Pokharel, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

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