carsick

Definition of carsicknext

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Recent Examples of carsick 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 While carpooling to school, he gets stuck in the middle seat and feels carsick. Peter C. Baker, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023 The Jets are the Mets sapped of charm—bright orange and blue turned carsick green. Devin Gordon, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2021 Dear Heloise: My son can tend to get carsick at times. Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2020 As someone who gets occasionally carsick — and ate a giant breakfast before Thursday’s screening — let’s just say that throwing up into my popcorn bag was a bit of a concern. John Meyer, The Know, 6 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carsick
Adjective
  • That can be especially troublesome for travelers prone to getting seasick.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
  • On the yacht, Cherry mostly feels seasick while Brigitte and Daniel play together in the water.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Tsvyk immediately felt nauseous and vomited on the floor after eating the dessert.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Mel initially thought her sister might have been pranking her before becoming nauseous at the thought that her own brother was behind the murders of four college students.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • If perfected, the same principle could help passengers who get carsick, seasick, or airsick.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Unlike the portraits in Newman’s book, which were painted to glorify their sitters, many of the images in the Epstein files have a queasy, destabilizing aspect.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
  • These details feel very Fennell: excessive, knowing, faintly queasy.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Few rappers kicked off the 2010s with more buzz than A$AP Rocky, who along with his A$AP Mob collective swept through New York and eventually the whole country with his easy swagger, woozy beats and electric rhymes.
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Whether his work on Anderson’s woozy epic of resistance is his personal best is debatable — the competition is fierce.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Are elected officials too squeamish to take a painful but essential step?
    Kate Callen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • When Diana got squeamish about doing the interview and appeared to reconsider, Bashir added another lie.
    Theresa Braine, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • When the ride stopped, the dizzy players rushed to an empty carnival to look for money before racing back and grabbing a seat on the attraction, as seats were removed each round in a musical‑chairs‑style elimination.
    Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Feb. 2026
  • When the ride stopped, the dizzy players rushed to an empty carnival to look for money before racing back and grabbing a seat on the attraction, as seats were removed each round in a musical‑chairs‑style elimination.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026

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“Carsick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carsick. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.

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