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peaked

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of peaked

tapering to a thin tip

  • the churchʼs peaked spire is a prominent feature of the townʼs skyline
Synonyms of peaked

pointed, pointy, sharp, spired, tipped
Words Related to peaked

needlelike, spiny

barbed, jagged, pronged, spiked, spikelike, spiky (also spikey)

bladelike, knifelike
Near Antonyms of peaked

dull, rounded
Antonyms of peaked

blunt

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peaked

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of peaked

1 lacking a healthy skin color

  • you probably should go home, as youʼre looking awfully peaked
Synonyms of peaked

ashen, ashy, blanched, cadaverous, doughy, livid, lurid, mealy, pale, paled, pallid, pasty, wan
Words Related to peaked

sallow, sallowish, sick, sickly, waxen, waxy

white, whitened

anemic, bloodless

untanned

whey-faced, white-faced
Near Antonyms of peaked

blushing, flushed, pink
Antonyms of peaked

blooming, florid, flush, full-blooded, glowing, red, rosy, rubicund, ruddy, sanguine

2 temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body

  • Iʼm feeling a little peaked, so Iʼm going to lie down
Synonyms of peaked

ailing, bad, down, ill, indisposed, peaky, poorly, punk, run-down, sick, sickened, unhealthy, unsound, unwell
Words Related to peaked

symptomatic

cruddy, lousy, seedy, sickish

nauseated, nauseous, qualmish, queasy (also queazy), squeamish

airsick, carsick, seasick

dizzy, light-headed, shaky, woozy

achy, feverish

diseased, disordered

decrepit, feeble, fragile, frail, infirm, invalid, sickly, weak, weakly

afflicted, troubled

challenged, debilitated, disabled, halt, incapacitated, lame

hypochondriac, hypochondriacal
Phrases Synonymous with peaked

out of sorts, under the weather
Near Antonyms of peaked

able-bodied, conditioned, fit, well-conditioned

cured

better, convalescing, improved, mending, recovering, recuperating, rehabilitated

hardy, hearty, lusty, robust, rugged, stalwart, strong, tough

blooming, bouncing, chipper, flourishing, flush, thriving
Antonyms of peaked

hale, healthful, healthy, sound, well, whole, wholesome

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