queasy

adjective

ˈkwē-zē How to pronounce queasy (audio)
variants also queazy
Definition of queasynext
1
as in sick
affected with nausea the youngster felt a little queasy after eating too much Easter candy

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2
as in worried
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty since I don't know much about mechanical things, I'm always queasy when dealing with auto mechanics

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Recent Examples of queasy The show, with its interest in corporate buffoonery, doesn’t quite manage to hand-wave away the queasy implications. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026 Nominally in the spirit of ’90s from-hell thrillers, The Patient is a riveting character drama that offers some queasy white-knuckle suspense on the way to a thrilling climax. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026 Americans are especially queasy about getting the military involved. — Chris Brennan, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026 Never’s queasy Uncut Gems accompaniment — which, like many other A24 soundtracks, received splashy vinyl releases and considerable acclaim. — Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for queasy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queasy
  1. sick
  2. worried
  3. squeamish
  4. nervous
  5. nauseous
  6. anxious
  7. upset
  8. uneasy
Adjective
  • Lake Jesup, one of Central Florida’s largest water bodies, is also one of its sickest.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
  • What To Do Now Just washing produce doesn’t typically get rid of cyclospora, so the best way to avoid getting sick is to avoid food that could’ve been contaminated.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 17 July 2026
Definition of sick
Adjective
  • If anyone was worried about a lack of personality from SEC coaches this coming season, their fears were likely quelled during SEC Media Days this week.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
  • Luria, however, worried about that tangle of investments which bind the AI giants to their own customers; the love triangle of Google, Amazon and Anthropic; Microsoft and OpenAI, Nvidia and CoreWeave.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of worried
Adjective
  • The irony is that in not trying to pass muster with more conservative theatergoers (and their fastidious institutional guardians), playwrights have been winning over not just critics but also formerly squeamish artistic directors and perennially nervous Broadway producers.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • But some of what got played for laughs in 2012 is mighty squeamish to revisit with a post #MeToo sensibility.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Definition of squeamish
Adjective
  • And investors are increasingly nervous about when and whether the mind-boggling sums being spent by Big Tech on data centers will ever generate returns.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • This can reduce uncertainty for patients who are nervous about traveling abroad.
    — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Definition of nervous
Adjective
  • 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
Definition of nauseous
Adjective
  • Meditation, deep breathing, physical exercise or something as simple as doing laundry can interrupt the cycle of anxious searching.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 19 July 2026
  • Students are less anxious about money, less overwhelmed; their physical and mental health has improved.
    — Jay A. Perman, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026
Definition of anxious
Adjective
  • Then Greyson mentions that things at school aren’t great and the kids are mean to him, and Jenn gets even more upset.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 July 2026
  • But even taken at face value, many appear upset at the disregard of rest.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 July 2026
Definition of upset
Adjective
  • But further listens reveal something uneasy below the surface.
    — Ethan Beck, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
  • Casey imagines America as a crumbling hotel, with each of the album’s nine songs occupying a room haunted by its own uneasy guest.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 22 July 2026
Definition of uneasy

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