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also queazy
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
That queasy feeling about the Miami Dolphins’ offensive line is re-surfacing.
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Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2025
And there were almost no visual effects used when Tim and Millie’s eyes touch in a queasy, skin-crawling sequence.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 30 July 2025
The heavy cuisine left us both a little queasy, and I was mildly nauseated again the following day to learn that someone had snapped photos of boxes of frozen products and milk that were apparently sitting behind the restaurant in the July heat.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2025
Some moderate Republicans are queasy about cuts to Medicaid and other social safety net programs.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 2 July 2025
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Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2025
And there were almost no visual effects used when Tim and Millie’s eyes touch in a queasy, skin-crawling sequence.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 30 July 2025
The heavy cuisine left us both a little queasy, and I was mildly nauseated again the following day to learn that someone had snapped photos of boxes of frozen products and milk that were apparently sitting behind the restaurant in the July heat.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2025
Some moderate Republicans are queasy about cuts to Medicaid and other social safety net programs.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for queasy
Adjective
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Some doctors might not even immediately recognize symptoms in a sick patient because vaccines have made many contagious diseases rare in this country, said Marty, the FIU expert.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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However, some can, and those with risk factors can certainly become very sick.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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People should be joyful, not worried.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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He’s not focused on the economy, which most Americans are worried about.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As 82-year-old Scorsese and his pal Steven Spielberg recall in a first-look clip from the the upcoming five-part Apple TV+ documentary Mr. Scorsese, Columbia Pictures, squeamish about some of the bloody content of the movie, almost stopped Scorsese's vision from riding into theaters.—
Jeremy Helligar,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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California’s medical community, for example, clearly remains squeamish about MAID.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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Against Świątek, in two nervous moments, one of them on match point, net cords had given her safe harbor.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The district’s disparate parts would be connected largely by two-lane highways cutting through steep slopes of places such as the Modoc National Forest, where nervous drivers must beware of a lack of guardrails.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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In a season-one episode, Taylor raised a concrete grate at Homestead 2 and suddenly felt dizzy and nauseous.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
30 June 2025
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That is, until one day, when Blanca began feeling unusually emotional and nauseous.—
Allison Moses,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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Of course, other corporations have been down a similarly troubled road in recent years.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The filing is known in Italy as a CNC, and offers troubled companies the time and space to restructure, and chart a path forward.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And that helped to resolve that weird uneasy tension in my head.—
Maria Reva
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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The safe-haven asset offers investors a hedge against an uneasy financial environment as a sharp hiring slowdown coincides with a steady uptick of inflation, according to analysts.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
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Maddie is talented, warm, funny and kind but also anxious, plagued with low self-esteem cultivated by a traumatic childhood.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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The other may be unsure, though not opposed, but anxious about leaving family and community.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Queasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queasy. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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