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seasick

adjective

Definition of seasicknext
as in nauseous

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Recent Examples of seasick But looking at the city and at Viñoly’s tenure here, the arc of his career points to something far larger than a few seasick rich folks swaying high above 57th Street. — Ian Volner, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2023 The Farmers Insurance Open decided to embrace its breathtaking oceanside address and make everyone seasick during Saturday’s frenetic final round. — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2023 The action did not leap from the screen so much as stumble forward in a seasick kind of way. — Jamie Lauren Keiles, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2022 The Sunshine Skyway Pier was cheap, convenient, and a reasonable choice for people who get seasick or wouldn’t want to be stuck on a boat for hours. — Daniel McGinn, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for seasick
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seasick
  1. nauseous
  2. queasy
  3. airsick
  4. woozy
  5. squeamish
  6. carsick
  7. dizzy
  8. shaky
Adjective
  • Jessica Barden has a ball playing a mercurial, theatrical Nance who gets nauseous at the sight of her peas touching her carrots touching her mashed potatoes.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • There are snippets from Moby-Dick and The Sound of Music, a nauseous memory of the Stanley Steemer man who used to soak David’s carpets with a toxic cleaning agent that squelched around his bare feet (‘Suck, suck, suck’).
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of nauseous
Adjective
  • In addition to being queasy about private business attempting to alter the climate, some are also concerned about the impacts on global climate and weather, as well as human health.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
  • But Wild Horse Nine has been built around the queasy charisma of the great John Malkovich, who has made a career out of blending fragility and menace, even in his smallest parts.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of queasy
Adjective
  • If perfected, the same principle could help passengers who get carsick, seasick, or airsick.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
Definition of airsick
Adjective
  • Even the woozy strings of Ernst Reijseger’s score wear out their welcome.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
  • By the spring of 2023, Billy Ray Corbin had lost more than 15 percent of his body weight and was woozy and wobbly on his feet.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of woozy
Adjective
  • Although law firms are beginning to embrace the benefits of generative AI, the technology apparently makes many law schools squeamish.
    — Sian Leah Beilock, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Long enough for the audience to feel annoyed and become squeamish.
    — Alex Jovanovich, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of squeamish
Adjective
  • During drives to prenatal appointments, Lola would suddenly get carsick — something that had never happened before.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
  • To reach the house, visitors drive up the dark, narrow mountain road hemmed in on both sides by foliage, before arriving, slightly carsick, slightly confused, at the low-slung residence with a modest roofline.
    — Kristina Linnea Garcia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
Definition of carsick
Adjective
  • What that film didn’t foretell was the Pakistani-American director’s fluent command of dizzy action setpieces.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Several other instances of illness linked to the MBG program have cropped up, including a group of 15 elementary schoolers and a school principal who became nauseous and dizzy after a meal in the Aceh province’s Bener Meriah regency, per the AP.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of dizzy
Adjective
  • Sharman overcame a shaky first half against North Dakota State and competed to the end, passing for 238 yards and a touchdown in the 31-10 setback.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Still admittedly a debatable pick; shaky taking Titans against anybody.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of shaky

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“Seasick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seasick. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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