Synonyms of sickened

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adjective

1

as in sick

temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body

the sickened passengers were rushed to the emergency room for treatment

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in shocked

filled with disgust

many audience members, sickened by the movie's graphic violence, walked out of the theater before the end

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

sickened

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verb

past tense of sicken

as in disgusted

to cause to feel disgust

sickened by the awful sight of the polluted river

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disgusted
• repulsed
• appalled
• horrified
• nauseated
• revolted
• shocked
• repelled
• outraged
• grossed out
• displeased
• distressed
• put off
• insulted
• offended
• turned off
• disquieted
• turned one's stomach
• affronted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attracted
• fascinated
• pulled
• tempted
• seduced
• captivated
• charmed
• drew
• lured
• enchanted
• pleased
• bewitched
• delighted
• enticed
• disarmed
• gratified
• beguiled
• rejoiced
• tickled
• interested
• enthralled
• entranced
• allured
• intrigued
• appealed (to)
• enraptured

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sickened

Adjective

The sickened babies were in California, Washington and Pennsylvania, according to the FDA notice. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 June 2026

The woman is now being treated with an artificial lung, a doctor at the Paris hospital caring for the sickened passenger said Tuesday, according to the Associated Press and France 24. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 13 May 2026

Verb

The milk suspected to have sickened the girls didn’t come from one of the state’s dozen licensed farms. — CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

At the time, the FDA had gotten reports of at least 30 sickened people. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026

The news comes on the heels of an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease on New York City’s Upper East Side, around Museum Mile, which killed 11 people and sickened 94 this past summer. — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Last year, another Legionnaires' outbreak in Harlem killed seven people and sickened dozens of others. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Most healthy individuals are not sickened by exposure, but high-risk populations can face severe health consequences. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

At ground zero, relatives shared enduring grief and final phone calls, while organizers added a tribute for thousands sickened or killed by toxic dust long after the towers fell. — Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

In July, Taylor Farms de Mexico recalled all iceberg lettuce sourced in Mexico from 27 states following a cyclospora outbreak that has sickened 18,445 people since the beginning of May. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026

The tally of people sickened in the outbreak by the parasite cyclospora is now 11,458, the FDA said, up from about 10,900 reported last week. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026