Synonyms of nauseate

nauseate

verb

ˈnȯ-zhē-ˌāt 

as in to disgust

to cause to feel disgust

such hateful graffiti would nauseate anyone with an ounce of human decency

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disgust
• repulse
• sicken
• appall
• horrify
• repel
• revolt
• distress
• displease
• gross out
• outrage
• shock
• put off
• offend
• insult
• turn off
• turn one's stomach
• disquiet
• affront

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attract
• tempt
• seduce
• entice
• pull
• draw
• lure
• charm
• beguile
• captivate
• fascinate
• disarm
• please
• gratify
• delight
• rejoice
• tickle
• enchant
• allure
• bewitch
• entrance
• appeal (to)
• interest
• enthrall
• intrigue
• enrapture

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nauseate

The smell was overwhelming, a nauseating mix of rotting food, burning plastic, chemicals and decay that clung to my clothes and skin. — CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026

The authors cited this year, each selected by a previous National Book Foundation honoree, write about the New York art world in the ’90s, the nauseating grip of social media, and the line between fable and fact in Hawaiian life. — Emma Alpern, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026

Cilantro, a polarizing herb that’s either adored in Mexican, Southeast Asian, and Indian cuisines, or repulsed by those who detect a nauseating soapy taste. — Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026

Reading this next sentence aloud is nauseating. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2026