nauseous

adjective

ˈnȯ-shəs How to pronounce nauseous (audio)
Definition of nauseousnext
1
as in sick
affected with nausea after eating the last four pieces of the two-week-old pizza, he was feeling a little nauseous

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2
as in disgusting
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment it turned out that a dead mouse between the walls was causing the nauseous stench

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Recent Examples of nauseous While on a 25-mile campaign walk from Taylor, Texas, to Round Rock, Texas, James Talarico got fatigued and nauseous and went to the emergency room the next morning. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026 The day started normally, but as the hours passed, Davis began to feel nauseous while sitting by her pool. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2026 Dagostino after the assault reported feeling nauseous. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026 The group’s funhouse palettes and repertoire of sweaty, pustulant goons tapped into the nation’s nauseous psyche. — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for nauseous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nauseous
  1. sick
  2. disgusting
  3. queasy
  4. awful
  5. horrible
  6. ugly
  7. sickening
  8. obnoxious
Adjective
  • Pediatric staff members bring Halloween, Christmas, Easter, New Year’s Eve and even the Tooth Fairy to hospitalized sick kids.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Documenting which children grew sickest and following an illness from house to house was a method aimed at articulating an explainable pattern.
    — Jim Downs, STAT, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of sick
Adjective
  • Not only has the gimmick run stale, but her insistence on upping the ante year after year, creating costumes that are increasingly bizarre and disgusting, is a threat to us all.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The actions of their fans, especially their supporter group, was disgusting.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of disgusting
Adjective
  • But especially as Other Desert Cities progresses, there’s something queasy about how maimed her life has been, not by her parents but by her playwright.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Campaigns have a queasy rhythm to them — hype followed by panic followed by hype.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of queasy
Adjective
  • Mahomes scrambled to his left and threw an awful interception in the opening half.
    — Sam McDowell October 25, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Their wins this year have been against a Patriots team that looked awful in Week 1 – with Drew Lock coming in for Darnold early in the game.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of awful
Adjective
  • In most versions of the Greek mythology, Medusa is a beautiful woman that was cursed by the goddess Athena with a head of snakes instead of hair and the horrible ability to turn people to stone with just one look.
    — Lynsey Eidell, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The battle is between that horrible atmosphere and some of the horrific candidates that have been nominated by the Democratic Party.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of horrible
Adjective
  • The league and its players’ union are heading for an ugly fight, years in the making.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Cooling plates manage heat during normal operation, while passive barriers and electrical isolation are designed to contain the ugly edge cases that Beta’s testing process intentionally triggers.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of ugly
Adjective
  • Its pristine, almost peaceful harps make the song sound somehow pleasantly sickening.
    — Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Ole Miss scored two more touchdowns, and whatever momentum Texas had was replaced by that familiar sickening feeling.
    — Mac Engel October 25, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of sickening
Adjective
  • As Claudia, Curtis is perfectly biting and obnoxious, willing to insert herself into her ex-husband’s life for sport, stomping on his feeble boundaries.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The nudity is also more gratuitous and the counselors more obnoxious.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of obnoxious

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“Nauseous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nauseous. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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