ANEMIC Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

anemic

adjective

Definition of anemic

as in bloodless

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Recent Examples of anemic Productivity levels can be as much as 25% above the national average, a healthy fillip to otherwise anemic economic growth figures. — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 City looked anemic in their Community Shield warmup last weekend, going down in defeat 3-0 against Arsenal in a blowout that exposed a few weaknesses in Maresca’s midfield. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The political response to Columbia’s campus closure has ranged from supportive (in Adams’s case) to tacit tolerance or anemic complaint. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Aug. 2026 So even though General Mills has eased up on the price hikes that had been driving sales, volume growth is still anemic. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for anemic

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Adjective

My face felt pale and bloodless, my stomach sending heat up through my chest.

— Ledio Cakaj, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
Every angle can be measured, every proportion assigned a value and every face translated into a bloodless score, typically out of 10.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026

Definition of bloodless

Adjective

Just a kid yearning to be seen, one who’s been told that being seen means being beautiful and that being beautiful means being white.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026
Residents were evacuated from 85 homes in the village of Whelford near the base on Sunday, and army bomb-disposal experts used a robot to examine three white vans.

— ALASTAIR GRANT, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of white

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The sickly scent of alcohol filled the air and, when mixed with accompanying cigar smoke, combined for an odor most might find displeasing.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
There’s not a single shot of a healthy human being in the movie, only wraiths filmed in sickly shades of pink, red and blue.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of sickly

Adjective

The zombie – slow moving, with sallow complexion, hollow eyes, rotting teeth and a hunger for human flesh – has been lumbering through Hollywood movies for decades now.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2026
The women looked terrible—bruised and sallow—and smelled even worse.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of sallow

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