Synonyms of sick

sick

adjective

ˈsik 

1

as in poorly

temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body

those coworkers who always seem to get sick immediately before or after long holiday weekends

Synonyms & Similar Words

• poorly
• ill
• bad
• down
• unwell
• dizzy
• sickened
• weak
• shaky
• ailing
• unhealthy
• indisposed
• troubled
• peaky
• unsound
• out of sorts
• peaked
• disabled
• punk
• under the weather
• fragile
• sickish
• nauseous
• run-down
• symptomatic
• queasy
• diseased
• nauseated
• squeamish
• seasick
• afflicted
• feeble
• sickly
• lousy
• woozy
• frail
• infirm
• feverish
• achy
• debilitated
• cruddy
• seedy
• disordered
• incapacitated
• weakly
• decrepit
• invalid
• airsick
• carsick
• hypochondriacal
• qualmish
• hypochondriac
• light-headed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• well
• whole
• healthy
• sound
• healthful
• wholesome
• cured
• hale
• better
• conditioned
• fit
• able-bodied
• recovering
• improved
• strong
• tough
• hardy
• mending
• well-conditioned
• lusty
• robust
• hearty
• convalescing
• rugged
• stalwart
• recuperating
• thriving
• rehabilitated
• flourishing
• flush
• bouncing
• blooming
• chipper

2

as in shocked

filled with disgust

it makes me sick to think of someone hurting a helpless animal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shocked
• disgusted
• angry
• sickened
• nauseated
• revolted
• angered
• outraged
• infuriated
• enraged
• repulsed
• upset
• weary
• repelled
• fed up
• indignant
• displeased
• irate
• sore
• mad
• apoplectic
• incensed
• livid
• riled
• furious
• fuming
• worked up
• steaming
• wrought (up)
• cheesed off
• shirty
• ticked
• roiled
• horn-mad
• rankled
• teed off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satisfied
• thankful
• delighted
• pleased
• gratified
• charmed
• thrilled
• fascinated
• enthralled
• tickled
• enchanted
• spellbound
• entranced
• bewitched
• mesmerized
• beguiled
• captivated

3

as in ill

affected with nausea

the bumpy ride made her sick to her stomach

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• well
• healthy
• settled

4

as in tired

having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted

I'm sick of listening to this radio station

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tired
• bored
• weary
• frustrated
• sick and tired
• wearied
• fed up
• jaded
• annoyed
• exhausted
• disgusted
• uninterested
• irritated
• disinterested
• demoralized
• dispirited
• apathetic
• drained
• exasperated
• dejected
• fatigued
• glutted
• satiated
• sated
• beat
• disheartened
• surfeited
• discouraged
• blasé
• nauseated
• done in
• limp
• bushed
• burned-out
• repulsed
• enervated
• played out
• worn-out
• world-weary
• tuckered (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interested
• engaged
• absorbed
• stimulated
• engrossed
• excited
• intrigued
• energized
• galvanized
• rapt
• amused
• animated
• invigorated
• vitalized
• charmed
• fascinated
• enthralled
• hypnotized
• enlivened
• enchanted
• delighted
• entertained
• pleased
• bewitched
• mesmerized
• beguiled
• captivated
• thrilled

5

as in corrupt

having or showing lowered moral character or standards

some people insisted that only a sick soul could write such books

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corrupt
• degraded
• depraved
• perverted
• loose
• crooked
• unclean
• degenerate
• spoiled
• demoralized
• decadent
• warped
• debauched
• debased
• dissolute
• vicious
• unwholesome
• dishonest
• perverse
• bad
• dissipated
• libertine
• wicked
• evil
• rakish
• reprobate
• immoral
• unscrupulous
• contaminated
• unprincipled
• unethical
• bent
• rakehell
• sinful
• tainted
• jackleg
• cutthroat
• nefarious
• iniquitous
• miscreant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pure
• good
• incorruptible
• honest
• uncorrupted
• ethical
• uncorrupt
• moral
• righteous
• virtuous
• principled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sick

The new rules raise uncomfortable questions about who the government considers sick enough to get health benefits. — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 30 July 2026

Eldercare calls collide with a sick-child pickup, dinner, laundry, bills, homework, and the quiet work of getting everyone ready to do it again tomorrow. — Frank Diana, Time, 30 July 2026

The backstory for his character was an undead electronic music producer who came back from crashing his Ferrari in order to keep making sick beats. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 July 2026

Partly because McCarthy is a desperate alcoholic and becoming very sick. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

Phrases Containing sick

• sick and tired