SICKIE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

sickie

noun

Definition of sickie

as in sicko

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Recent Examples of sickie Also in flu news, one of the few medications available might not be right for every sickie, especially healthy children and young adults. — Editors, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2018

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Noun

While the sicko elites bask in the violence, Kawaji sees the Kodoku as a means of exterminating the remaining samurai, who have staged multiple rebellions against the Japanese empire.

— Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025
After the horrific attack, a $10,000 reward was offered for information leading to the sicko’s arrest.

— Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 17 June 2024

Definition of sicko

Noun

This blatant fealty over objectivity perverts the process by choosing personal loyalists instead of independent public servants.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
This blatant expression of fealty over objectivity perverts the process by choosing personal loyalists instead of independent public servants.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of pervert

Noun

The idea that some online perv could connect to your webcam and spy on you is enough to give anyone the creeps.

— PCMAG, PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
The perv — who has dreadlocks and wore a backpack with a Puerto Rican flag tied to it — fled on foot, according to law enforcement.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2024

Definition of perv

Noun

Takeshita came across a vaunted screwdriver in the ring as Don Callis hypocritically called him a degenerate.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
But while his recent albums with Tony Seltzer and Subjxct 5 resurfaced some of the dynamism brought by Sporting Life during his younger years as the fire-breathing degenerate who tied Ratking together, that energy takes a backseat here.

— Lei Takanashi, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026

Definition of degenerate

Noun

But, like a libertine desiring undiscovered pleasures, his appetite for new sensations only seemed to grow with time.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
Last night, designer Aaron Esh—and generations of libertines old and new—brought the legendary British high street superbrand AllSaints back to its roots.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of libertine

Noun

Already known as a delinquent and thief, Billy the Kid shot an Arizona blacksmith in a fight over a poker game.

— USA Today, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
In other words, a $2,000 credit card balance that's 120 days delinquent may get a more generous settlement offer than a $20,000 card balance with payments that are still current.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of delinquent

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