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
  • 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
  • The presence of his mom Gabrielle/Sophia (Jennifer Ehle, going a little overboard with the accent) serves as a distraction and brings up some queasy stuff.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
  • The Professor continued, oblivious to my queasy sense of déjà vu.
    — Eric Ries, Fortune, 26 May 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
  • But this woozy debut feature doesn’t rely on its audience being turned on by the relationship between a nubile caretaker and her dementia-addled patient.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 July 2026
  • Parsons’ feature debut builds a woozy, minimalist mythology out of his shorts.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2026
Definition of woozy
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
  • 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
  • People with heat exhaustion typically feel dizzy, start sweating profusely, have a fast pulse and can feel sick.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 2 July 2026
  • The 77-year-old previously expressed feeling dizzy on stage and cut the opening performance short.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
Definition of dizzy
Adjective
  • The exchange of strikes again tested a shaky ceasefire deal between Tehran and Washington.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • The 60-day ceasefire, agreed to in a mid-June Memorandum of Understanding, was always shaky.
    — Elise Spenner, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Definition of shaky

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