ANEMIC Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

anemic

adjective

Definition of anemic

as in bloodless

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Recent Examples of anemic Just two years later and the Sun Devils now sit at 2-2 with an anemic offense, fresh off a beatdown at the hands of Baylor, a team currently employing a coach who was on a ridiculously hot seat himself just a month earlier. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 The Browns, and their anemic offense, won’t get two in a row. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Sep. 2026 Walker is the piece that could liven up a Chiefs offense that felt anemic at times in 2025, even before Mahomes got hurt. — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 The meme machine has produced images of Trump as Jesus, racist caricatures of the Obamas and crude attacks on protesters, stirring controversy without improving his already anemic approval ratings. — Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for anemic

Recent Examples of Synonyms for anemic

Adjective

Sallal’s pro-Egyptian regime was ousted in a bloodless coup in late 1967 and replaced by a nominally civilian one headed by Pres.

— Manfred W. Wenner, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Nov. 2026
My face felt pale and bloodless, my stomach sending heat up through my chest.

— Ledio Cakaj, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of bloodless

Adjective

The interiors play on terracotta tones that nod at once to the neighborhood’s brick walls and clay tennis courts, with white as a further reminder of the sport.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
Irina Temnova In the entryway, the floor is covered with white tiles dotted with small black accents, in keeping with the contemporary classic style.

— Marilena Pitino, Architectural Digest, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of white

Adjective

The color is red velvet; the sound brims with sickly pulses and crocodile-teeth percussion; the playwright is a cross between Charlie Kaufman and Muse.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
After wallowing unbought with her fellow robots in a gloomy city storefront, Klara is finally purchased by a sickly young girl, Josie (Mia Tharia), and her dominant mother, Chrissy (Amy Adams).

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 27 Oct. 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