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

In addition to vaccination, Public Health recommended that residents take preventive measures such as washing their hands frequently, staying home when sick and wearing masks when experiencing symptoms. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Josie also gets sick, and Klara is presumably purchased as her AF to help care for Josie. — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026

And 18% have taken PTO or called out sick because of symptoms, averaging about four workdays a year. — Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2026

That will leave even less money to pay for the growing costs of a declining number of sicker ObamaCare enrollees. — Merrill Matthews, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing sick

• sick and tired