Synonyms of queasy

queasy

adjective

ˈkwē-zē 

variants also queazy

1

as in sick

affected with nausea

the youngster felt a little queasy after eating too much Easter candy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sick
• squeamish
• nauseous
• nauseated
• sickish
• ill
• upset
• unsettled
• qualmish
• queer
• queerish
• sickly
• woozy
• green
• peaky
• peaked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• well
• healthy
• settled

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worried
• nervous
• anxious
• upset
• uneasy
• troubled
• apprehensive
• concerned
• tense
• hesitant
• jittery
• bothered
• uptight
• perturbed
• jumpy
• ill at ease
• disturbed
• flustered
• goosey
• insecure
• unquiet
• freaked
• antsy
• on tenterhooks
• edgy
• obsessed
• het up
• on edge
• dithery
• distraught
• on pins and needles
• nervy
• preoccupied
• hinky
• aflutter
• restless
• disquieted
• aggrieved
• distressed
• atwitter
• vexed
• fretful
• foreboding
• hung up
• shook-up
• freaked-out
• keyed up
• unnerved
• misgiving
• fretting
• fidgety
• unstrung
• fluttery
• qualmish
• qualmy
• spooky
• stewing
• high-strung
• undone
• skittish
• twittered
• flighty
• hypertense

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• easy
• calm
• relaxed
• collected
• cool
• sure
• nerveless
• confident
• happy-go-lucky
• controlled
• self-assured
• self-confident
• self-controlled

Example Sentences

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