Synonyms of peaked

peaked 1 of 3

adjective (1)

ˈpēkt 

as in pointed

tapering to a thin tip

the church's peaked spire is a prominent feature of the town's skyline

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pointed
• tipped
• sharp
• barbed
• jagged
• spiked
• spired
• pointy
• spiky
• spiny
• pronged
• needlelike
• spikelike
• knifelike
• bladelike

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dull
• rounded
• blunt

peaked

2 of 3

adjective (2)

ˈpē-kəd 

1

as in pallid

lacking a healthy skin color

you probably should go home, as you're looking awfully peaked

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pallid
• paled
• pale
• blanched
• wan
• sick
• livid
• ashen
• doughy
• ashy
• lurid
• pasty
• white
• cadaverous
• mealy
• sallow
• anemic
• waxy
• waxen
• whitened
• sallowish
• sickly
• untanned
• white-faced
• bloodless
• whey-faced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• red
• rosy
• blooming
• flush
• sanguine
• ruddy
• florid
• glowing
• pink
• flushed
• blushing
• rubicund
• full-blooded

2

as in sick

temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body

I'm feeling a little peaked, so I'm going to lie down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sick
• poorly
• down
• bad
• ill
• peaky
• weak
• out of sorts
• sickened
• dizzy
• shaky
• under the weather
• indisposed
• unhealthy
• unwell
• ailing
• punk
• troubled
• unsound
• symptomatic
• run-down
• disabled
• fragile
• weakly
• feverish
• sickish
• feeble
• afflicted
• seedy
• woozy
• cruddy
• queasy
• lousy
• nauseated
• nauseous
• diseased
• squeamish
• debilitated
• qualmish
• disordered
• incapacitated
• achy
• decrepit
• sickly
• invalid
• seasick
• frail
• hypochondriacal
• infirm
• airsick
• light-headed
• carsick
• hypochondriac

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• well
• whole
• sound
• healthy
• fit
• conditioned
• cured
• wholesome
• healthful
• better
• hale
• improved
• recovering
• strong
• able-bodied
• robust
• tough
• flourishing
• bouncing
• rugged
• blooming
• stalwart
• lusty
• thriving
• flush
• mending
• well-conditioned
• hardy
• hearty
• rehabilitated
• recuperating
• convalescing
• chipper

peaked

3 of 3

verb

past tense of peak

as in surged

Related Words

• surged
• crested
• increased
• proliferated
• mushroomed
• escalated
• intensified
• swelled
• waxed
• mounted
• accumulated
• heightened
• snowballed
• multiplied
• enlarged
• expanded
• ballooned
• skyrocketed
• burgeoned
• appreciated
• built up
• soared
• shot (up)
• rocketed
• zoomed

Dissimilar Words

• plunged
• plummeted
• fell
• slumped
• tumbled
• collapsed
• decreased
• nose-dived
• dropped
• diminished
• waned
• contracted
• lessened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of peaked

Adjective

For his part, Law, who will premiere his own film this week, provided an excellently convincing argument in the fiery northern Mediterranean man-fashion white-dinner-jacket debate that a double-breasted’s peaked lapels should each properly be the dimension of an aircraft carrier deck. —Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

This suede jacket has an angled front zipper, peaked lapels, shoulder epaulets, and a variety of zippered and welt pockets. —Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025

Verb

Crowell’s version peaked in intensity at the bridge and then dropped in volume by the end; Schwarz beefed up the back end, keeping the energy at peak volume to the very finish. —Tom Roland, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025

Having probably peaked in late 2024, the sun is now thought to be on the wane, but as well as yet to be proven (there may be a double peak), the finest aurora displays often occur in the few years after solar maximum. —Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025