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

Most people exposed don’t become sick and the disease is spread through the inhalation of water vapor. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026

More than 1,644 sick people in this multi-state cyclospora outbreak reported eating at Taco Bell in those states starting May 13, according to the agencies. — Allison Aubrey, NPR, 17 July 2026

Getting to the source of the outbreak has been difficult, as the incubation period for the parasite to make a person sick can be up to two weeks. — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 16 July 2026

As of Thursday morning, federal and state health officials are still trying to pinpoint the source or sources of the ongoing outbreak that is wreaking havoc across the country and has made over 100 people sick in Florida. — Michelle Marchante july 16, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

Phrases Containing sick

• sick and tired