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peaky

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Synonyms & Antonyms of peaky

temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body

her mother announced that she still looked peaky, and felt her forehead for a fever

Synonyms for peaky

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

Words Related to peaky

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 peaky

out of sorts,
under the weather

Near Antonyms for peaky

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 for peaky

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

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“Peaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peaky. Accessed 25 Oct. 2020.

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