QUALMISHNESS Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

qualmishness

noun

as in nausea

a disturbed condition of the stomach in which one feels like vomiting her qualmishness subsided after she had sipped a little ginger ale

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as in squeamishness

the tendency to be or state of being squeamish I can't explain my qualmishness about spiders, but for some reason they really bother me

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Other symptoms include cramping, nausea, fatigue, and loss of appetite.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Other symptoms can include nausea, bloating and excessive gas.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of nausea

Noun

Some critics’ squeamishness seems aimed at the act of invention itself, the florid dreaming in the face of reality.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Eight out of 10 survived the war, thanks in part to the relative squeamishness of Hungary’s homegrown Fascist leaders.

— Joshua Levine, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026

Definition of squeamishness

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Anyone concerned about coming down with this very unpleasant sickness should avoid lettuces for the time being, says Rabia de Latour, a gastroenterologist at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 July 2026
The sickness spreads through food or drinking water that is contaminated by human feces.

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 14 July 2026

Definition of sickness

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And China now makes up 45 percent of the global supply of the delicacy, The Wall Street Journal reports.

— Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 13 July 2026
San Jose has a new brunch restaurant, Bloom, serving up chicken and waffles, croissant French toast and carnitas Benedict, among other savory and sweet breakfast and lunch delicacies.

— Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 13 July 2026

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