ANEMIC Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

anemic

adjective

Definition of anemic

as in bloodless

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Recent Examples of anemic Their unsightly displays on special teams and anemic offensive output left them with little to hang their hat on, especially since their respectable goals-against numbers often came at the expense of their attack. — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 9 June 2026 Overall, the report shows hiring has picked up steam this spring after anemic job growth last year. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 5 June 2026 By comparison, the current growth looks anemic. — Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 4 June 2026 Yes, that sounds anemic compared with the hundreds-strong roster in previous Lego games. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for anemic

Recent Examples of Synonyms for anemic

Adjective

After the six previous matches concluded rather quickly with bloodless knockouts (a UFC record), the fight between American Gaethje and the German-born, Georgia and Spain-representing Topuria lasted much longer.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
But decadents only break taboos in a bloodless, symbolic way—they’re too lazy and refined for murder.

— Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026

Definition of bloodless

Adjective

The move came after Black Democrats aligned with white Republican legislators to convince a federal court to create three congressional districts to elect the state’s first Black member of Congress since 1876.

— Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
It’s topped with Gruyère and finished with a blend of black, white and Szechuan peppercorns along with Indonesian long pepper and grains of paradise.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of white

Adjective

Work took place in the spring and early summer and the pool was refilled in June, but an algae bloom returned just days later, turning the pool a sickly green color.

— Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
In the heyday of her career, her choppy hair, flat chest, sickly pallor and large darting eyes were a manic pixie dream.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026