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sickened

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of sickened

1 temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body

  • the sickened passengers were rushed to the emergency room for treatment
Synonyms of sickened

ailing, bad, down, ill, indisposed, peaked, peaky, poorly, punk, run-down, sick, unhealthy, unsound, unwell
Words Related to sickened

symptomatic

cruddy, lousy, seedy, sickish

nauseated, nauseous, qualmish, queasy (also queazy), squeamish

airsick, carsick, seasick

dizzy, light-headed, shaky, woozy

achy, feverish

diseased, disordered

decrepit, feeble, fragile, frail, infirm, invalid, sickly, weak, weakly

afflicted, troubled

challenged, debilitated, disabled, halt, incapacitated, lame

hypochondriac, hypochondriacal
Phrases Synonymous with sickened

out of sorts, under the weather
Near Antonyms of sickened

able-bodied, conditioned, fit, well-conditioned

cured

better, convalescing, improved, mending, recovering, recuperating, rehabilitated

hardy, hearty, lusty, robust, rugged, stalwart, strong, tough

blooming, bouncing, chipper, flourishing, flush, thriving
Antonyms of sickened

hale, healthful, healthy, sound, well, whole, wholesome

2 filled with disgust

  • many audience members, sickened by the movieʼs graphic violence, walked out of the theater before the end
Synonyms of sickened

disgusted, nauseated, repelled, repulsed, revolted, shocked, sick
Words Related to sickened

fed up, weary

angered, angry, apoplectic, cheesed off [chiefly British], displeased, enraged, fuming, furious, horn-mad, incensed, indignant, infuriated, irate, livid, mad, outraged, rankled, riled, roiled, shirty [chiefly British], sore, steaming, teed off, ticked, upset, worked up, wrought (up)
Near Antonyms of sickened

delighted, gratified, pleased, satisfied, thankful, thrilled, tickled

beguiled, bewitched, captivated, charmed, enchanted, enthralled, entranced, fascinated, mesmerized, spellbound

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